Speech Therapist

Overview

St. Elizabeth Community Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care to the North State communities. This award-winning facility is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical center. Located in picturesque Tehama County, St. Elizabeth offers 76 licensed beds, a trauma level III emergency department, comprehensive surgical services and a progressive Family Birth Center. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital is a Truven 100 Top Hospital in the Nation for seven consecutive years, and has built a reputation for excellence in orthopedics, family-centered maternity care and emergency services. St. Elizabeth is a sister facility to Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, and is committed to providing the highest quality, compassionate care available.

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Responsibilities

Job Summary:

Participates as a member of the health care team, working with professional, non-professional staff and associated professionals in providing care which provides optimum continuity of care to referred patients, addressing the age of the patients served.

**Position floats between St. Elizabeth and Mercy Redding

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Current licensure by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance as a speech and language pathologist

• Current BLS certification (Must be through the American Heart Association)

• One year experience as a speech therapist

• Knowledge and ability to perform a speech pathology assessment and evaluation

• Knowledge of principles, concepts, diagnostic, and therapeutic techniques for speech therapy

• Ability to implement practical application of knowledge

• Ability to function independently and autonomously

• Ability to communicate in writing and verbally in English

• Ability to teach and instruct patient, family, and staff

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 months to one year home health experience preferred.

Pay Range

$38.81 - $56.28 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.