Speech Therapist PRN

lowing abilities through skilled, evidence-based care. Your role is key in helping patients make progress and independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team. You'll have the opportunity to practice in a well-resourced, consistent environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network-backed clinical collaboration.

In accordance with a physician’s order, evaluates, treats and educates patients for rehabilitation of speech, language, cognitive, swallowing, oral-motor, and voice disorders.

Your role will include:
• Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation
• Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress
• Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness
• Educating patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress
• Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions
• Utilizes appropriate resources to complete assignments within allocated time period.
• Adapts to changes in volume/acuity demands.
• Adheres to Attendance and Tardiness Policy.
• Supports responsible staffing decisions.
• Demonstrates efforts to eliminate waste.
• Reports to work on time and is ready to start work.
• Consistently utilizes Kronos system to document hours of work.
• Serves as a resource as needed in an effective manner to unit and other departments.
• Is supportive of administrative decisions.
• Demonstrates teamwork and cooperation and works well with others.
• Is flexible in meeting staffing and scheduling requirements of the department.
• Has working knowledge of the operation of Department or seeks guidance from appropriate personnel.
• Reports equipment malfunctions to appropriate personnel and correctly completes work order.
• Assures safe and clean environment
• Keeps hallways clutter free and rooms neat.
• Utilizes standard precautions by wearing personal protective equipment as indicated by Infection Control and uses correct handwashing techniques
• Remains calm in crisis situations.
• Consistently strives to improve performance.
• Makes suggestions for improvement.
• Is receptive to new ideas.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient/other information.
• Gives accurate and concise reports.
• Keeps the Department Director informed on reportable situations and department needs.
• Interacts with patients, doctors and visitors with grace and tact.
• Gains patient/family confidence.
• Is cognizant of age-specific, cultural and physical needs of customer in providing service.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings or reads minutes.
• Participates in unit/department orientation/preceptorships.
• Accepts responsibility for assessment of self-learning needs and identifies resources to accomplish continued personal and professional development.
• Actively participates in hospital and department committees as assigned.
• Attends all mandatory in-services annually.
• Makes independent decisions.
• Requires minimum supervision.
• Displays professional pride.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and adherence to HCA’s Code of Conduct.
• Conduct reflects HCA’s mission and values
• Demonstrates problem-solving ability using appropriate resources.
• Evaluates patients with speech, language, cognitive, oral-motor, swallowing, and voice disorders. Diagnoses and develops goals for those patients and provides appropriate treatment.
• Adapts conventional Speech Therapy techniques to meet the age-appropriate need of each patient along with other specific needs based on his/her mental, physical, and emotional status. Educates and communicates results and strategies to appropriate team members.
• Establishes, implements, and modifies treatment plans and participates in discharge planning.
• Completes documentation in accordance with Rehabilitation Medicine policy and procedures.
• Participates in discharge planning with related health professionals such as Social Services, M.D.'s, and other Rehab personnel. Provides recommendations based on observed evaluation and progress of patients to ensure safe and appropriate discharges.
• Provides education and counseling for patients regarding nature of deficits, recovery, and compensatory strategies.
• Provides education and in-services to staff and public regarding topics in speech-language pathology.
• Supervise and train Speech-Therapy students as requested
• Adheres to hospital-wide and department-specific policies and procedures.
• Assists with Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement, inventory control, orientation of new employees, billing procedures, monthly statistical computations and payroll as required by Director.
• Performs other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

Education:
• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology.

Licensure:
• Current licensure for the practice of Speech-Language Pathology in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Certification:
• Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
• BLS certification through American Red Cross (AHA and military certifications accepted) required upon hire

Experience:
• Experience should include clinical competence with aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, and cognitive-communication disorders.

Preferred:
• Two years’ experience with evaluating and treating patients with dysphagia to include experience conducting video fluoroscopic swallow studies and determining diet and treatment recommendations.

Benefits

Stone Springs Hospital Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:
• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

StoneSprings Hospital Center has provided quality healthcare services since 2015. We give patient's access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 120+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Loudoun County. Our medical services include a full-service 24/7 Emergency Department, orthopedics, advanced heart and vascular care, extensive diagnostic imaging and interventional radiology capabilities, minimally invasive robotic surgery and maternal/child health.

At Stone Springs Hospital Center, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Speech Therapist PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

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