SPEECH THERAPIST - FEES NICU, Per Diem

Job Description

Responsibilities

Sierra Medical Center is part of Northern Nevada Health System, a regional multi-facility system that has excelled at offering quality care to residents of the greater Truckee Meadows. Sierra Medical Center is a 170-bed acute care hospital offering services including 24 / 7 ER care, cardiology, oncology, labor and delivery, level II NICU, surgical and orthopedic services, and much more. Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

What we at Sierra Medical Center value :

• Compassion : We treat everyone with kindness and warmth because we  genuinely care about every patient, employee and physician like they are family.
• Empathy : We put ourselves in our patient’s shoes and deliver clinical care with a personalized touch.
• Teamwork : We foster a caring and friendly work environment to bring the best possible outcomes in our patient’s lives.
• Quality : We strive to provide excellence in clinical care.
• Ethics : We conduct our business with the highest ethical and moral standards.
• Respect : We promise to honor the dignity, individuality and rights of everyone.
• Service Excellence : We provide personalized and professional service that exceeds the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation : We continually invest in technology and process improvements to develop new and better ways of delivering clinical care.

Learn more at northernnevadahealth.com

This Speech Therapist opportunity is per diem and offers a convenient schedule.  This dynamic individual will be responsible for administration and direct application of speech / language pathology treatment modalities as prescribed by a referring physician.  Evaluates, plans, directs and treats all patients referred to speech / language pathology treatments to restore function and prevent disability following disease or injury.  Assists patients to obtain maximum performance and function in society while learning to live a routine “normal” life within the constraints of their disability.  Participates in performance improvement activities within the department and participates in CQI activities.  Assures personal competency.  Provides information related to departmental budget considerations in relationship to speech pathology needs for optimum patient care and service.  Assists in scheduling of patient visits for speech pathology evaluation and treatment.  Performs some administrative duties at the delegation of the director of rehabilitation services.  Participates in infection control, safety and educational programs, both in the department and on an organizational basis.

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Benefits for full and part time employees :

If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Jenn Samudio, Recruiter @ jennifer.samudio@uhsinc.com.

Universal Health Services :

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

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