Speech Pathologist

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Summary:

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* Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities
* Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern)
* Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions)
* Malpractice liability insurance
* Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department
* EPIC electronic charting system

Responsibilities:

As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) on our team, you'll provide essential, patient-centered care that helps individuals overcome speech, language, cognitive-communication, hearing, and swallowing challenges. Working in a collaborative environment, you'll make a meaningful impact every day by improving function, safety, and independence for your patients.

• Evaluates and treats patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, hearing, and swallowing (dysphagia) disorders using a wide range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Applies knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan to provide age-appropriate assessment and treatment.
• Develops and oversees comprehensive rehabilitation plans addressing physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of speech-language pathology principles, including clinical reasoning, treatment planning, and interpretation of patient data.
• Promotes patient and caregiver independence through education, resources, and support to maximize functional outcomes.
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with physicians, nurses, therapists, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Supports discharge planning by working toward goals established during evaluation and throughout the episode of care.
• Advocates for patients to ensure access to appropriate services and resources.
• Maintains basic computer proficiency for clinical documentation and system use.
• Follows applicable regulatory, safety, and practice-setting standards.
• Provides care across multiple settings, including inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, community-based care, and home health.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• One to three years of experience preferred or Clinical Fellowship eligible

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology required

• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) or eligibility to obtain required

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About Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.

Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.

AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.

Compensation Disclaimer

The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.