Work Type: FULL TIME Work Schedule: DAYS

Location: CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Summary:
Provides speech-language/swallowing evaluation and treatment, pursuant to the objectives and policies of the medical center.
Provides speech-language/swallowing evaluation and treatment, pursuant to the objectives and policies of the medical center

Responsibilities:
One to two years experience in communication/ swallowing disorders preferred. Clinical Fellowship Year candidates with medical center practicum experience may be considered. CPR training will occur during hospital orientation and must be maintained during employment. Verbal ability is necessary to understand and present oral and written material in communicating with co-workers, patients, families, and physicians. The speech-language pathologist must be able to evaluate as well as treat pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Each new employee who provides care to rehab in-patients must become FIM credentialed within 45 days of employment and maintain FIM Credentialing. As required by UDS, each clinician must achieve a minimal proficiency score of 80% on FIM testing which is required for credentialing. All clinical staff serving both inpatient and outpatient areas must attend evacuation training. All clinical staff must be oriented to restraint, seclusion and safety devices.
Near visual acuity to work with charts and records. Adequate hearing for listening to speech. Must be able to orally communicate with patients.

Other information:
Near visual acuity to work with charts and records. Adequate hearing for listening to speech. Must be able to orally communicate with patients.
Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and North Carolina licensure are required. Clinical Fellowship Year candidates with medical center practicum experience may be considered. CPR training will occur during hospital orientation and must be maintained during employment. One to two years experience in communication/ swallowing disorders preferred. Verbal ability is necessary to understand and present oral and written material in communicating with co-workers, patients, families, and physicians. The speech-language pathologist must be able to evaluate as well as treat pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. CPR certification is required. Each new employee who provides care to rehab in-patients must become FIM credentialed within 45 days of employment and maintain FIM Credentialing. As required by UDS, each clinician must achieve a minimal proficiency score of 80% on FIM testing which is required for credentialing. All clinical staff serving both inpatient and outpatient areas must attend evacuation training. All clinical staff must be oriented to restraint, seclusion and safety devices.

Credentials:
Essential:

• SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
  

Cape Fear Valley

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Cape Fear Valley is a 950-bed, 8-hospital regional health system, the 8 th largest in North Carolina, with more than 1 million inpatient and outpatients annually. A private not-for-profit organization with over 7,000 employees and 850 physicians. Our employees and physicians proudly serve a seven-county region of southeastern North Carolina, including Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills, Raeford, Lumberton, Elizabethtown, Clinton, Lillington, Dunn, and beyond. Our medical facilities include Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Rehabilitation Center, Behavioral Health Care, Bladen County Hospital, Hoke Hospital, Central Harnett Hospital, Betsy Johnson Hospital, as well as more than 60 medical offices and specialty care clinics spread throughout the Cape Fear region.