Speech-Language Pathologist
Tuba City, Arizona
Tuba City Regional Health Care

Speech Pathologist

Location: Tuba City, Arizona
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Hours per Week: 36

Job Summary

Provide quality speech and/or language therapy services primarily to a Native American population for rehabilitation of patients with developmental, cognitive, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities. Services include inpatient and outpatient care. Responsibilities include:

• Assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results for patients from birth through geriatric.
• Developing and adjusting speech therapy treatment plans based on physician referral or consultation.
• Documenting assessments, treatments, follow-ups, and termination of services in electronic health records.
• Delivering specialty services such as swallowing evaluations (Videofluoroscopy, Modified Barium Swallowing, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing), cognitive and voice treatments, pediatric speech/language and feeding evaluations.
• Conducting specialty clinics including geriatric and assistive technology/adaptive equipment evaluations.
• Providing training and in-services for students and staff.
• Collaborating with the Physical Rehabilitation team and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintaining medical staff credentialing core privileges.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Speech Language Pathologist license in Arizona
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, including experience within the last year
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association

Additional Information

• Orientation occurs every 2 weeks.
• COVID and flu vaccination exemptions may be accepted upon submission of a declination form.
• Housing application must be submitted 2 weeks prior to start.
• Weekend services are not available at this time.