• Florida Hospital Pepin Heart Institute, known across the country for its advances in cardiovascular disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research.
• Surgical Pioneers â“ the first in Tampa with the latest robotics in spine surgery
• Building a brand new, six story surgical and patient care tower which will ensure state of the art medical and surgical car for generations to come
• Awarded the Get With The Guidelines â“ Stroke GOLD Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and have been recognized as a recipient of their Target: Stroke Honor Roll for our expertise in stroke care. We have also received certification by The Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Stroke Association as a Primary Stroke Center.

• Comply with all department policies, procedures, practices and standards of care.
• Performs comprehensive initial evaluation on all patients assigned requiring speech pathology services.
• Establish a plan of care with goals based on the patientâ™s current level of functioning and potential for improvement in conjunction with the patient/family/caregiver and in accordance with the physicianâ™s orders.
• Implement the speech pathology assessment and care plan, continuously evaluating the patientâ™s response to program and need for modification.
• Report pertinent observations to attending physician; changing patient care plan as directed.
• Instruct the patient and family in the total speech pathology program.
• Participate in the team process through cooperative efforts with team members in development of the patient care plan and team conferences and provide comprehensive, individualized care to assigned patients
• Demonstrates effective communication skills with all team member, patients and families.
• Maintains clinical record information in accordance with established standards and within established time frames.
• Prepare and submits schedule daily.
• Demonstrate cost-effective practices.
• Participate in the review process and the agency performance improvement program.
• Participate in orientation, in-service and staff meetings as scheduled.
• Secures patient confidentiality by protecting patient information on and off duty.
• Displays flexibility in accepting assignment changes and readily accepts assignment and patient care responsibilities including participation in weekend coverage and call rotation.
• Develop professional and clinical skills through attendance at staff development meetings, pertinent educational activities and professional affiliations.
• Complete related tasks as assigned by the Supervisor, Manager or Director.
• Maintains current driverâ™s license, automobile insurance and BLS

• Demonstrated knowledge of speech pathologist theory, modalities, treatments and skills.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Positive interpersonal communication skills.
• Team and customer service oriented.
• Basic computer skills required.
• MS in Speech Pathology from an accredited university or equivalent.
• Minimum of (1) year of clinical experience in performing Speech Pathology services in an acute or rehab care setting.
• Current Speech Pathologist licensure within the state of FL
• Current BCLS
• Valid Driverâ™s License

Executes physicianâ™s orders, and notifies physicians of necessary updates or changes in a home health patientsâ™ condition.  Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the individualized speech therapy care; performs technical speech therapy skills with a high degree of proficiency; and promotes the team approach in the delivery of patient care.  Completes documentation according to Agency Policy and Regulatory guidelines, and performs home visits as ordered by the patientâ™s physician.  Continued employment with the Organization is contingent upon your ability to perform job duties as outlined in this job description.