Speech Language Pathologist - Outpatient

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It’s extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers.   

Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care 

Mission Statement 

Restoring hope and freedom through rehabilitation. 

Employment Value Proposition 

At Mary Free Bed, we take pride in our values-based culture: 

• Focus on Patient Care.  A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees. 

• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities. 

• Family Culture.  We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family/team atmosphere of a small organization. 

• Trust in Each Other.  Each employee knows that co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff, and community. 

• A Proud Tradition. Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.   

Age Specific Responsibility  

Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.  Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs and to provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures. 

Summary 

​​Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patient’s need for speech therapy. Plans and executes individual treatment programs in accordance with ASHA and SLP scope of practice.  Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development. Perform job responsibilities in accordance with the program’s strategic objectives and goals to carry out organizational strategic objectives.​ 

Essential Job Responsibilities 

​​Each job responsibility is related to the MFB Pillars of Excellence. The responsibility is identified to a pillar by the following letters: Q (Quality), S (Service), P (People), G (Growth), F (Financial). 

• ​Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.   

• ​Provides patient care. (Q) 

• ​Evaluates patient condition. 

• ​Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible. Establishes written treatment plan, and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.  Delegates responsibilities to Speech Assistants as appropriate.  

• ​Re-evaluates patient’s status and effects of treatment.  Revises treatment plan as necessary. Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate. 

• ​Evaluates patient’s need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary.  Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient, patient’s family, and health care workers on its use. 

• ​Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services, and environmental limitations. 

• ​Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities. (Q) 

• ​Documents patient’s status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q) 

• ​Communicates with others to integrate speech language pathology services with all aspects of patient care. (Q,S) 

• ​Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate speech language pathology treatment plan. 

• ​Instructs the patient and the family in speech language pathology procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary. 

• ​Attends various meetings and in-services as designated. (Q,P) 

• ​Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control. (Q) 

• ​Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations. (F)  

• ​Provides discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system as requested.(F,S) 

• ​Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients, coworkers and members of the community. (Q,S,P) 

• ​Supports program operations as assigned. (Q, S, P, G, F) 

• ​ May perform the following items to meet program or hospital needs.  (Q, S, P, G, F) 

• ​Participates in orientation and training of new staff. (Q,P) 

• ​Serves as clinical instructor for speech language pathology students and supervises CFY as needed.  Supervises, teaches and evaluates skills of students.  Communicates with participating universities regarding skill level of students.  (S) 

• ​Participates in program development and/or research activities.   

• ​Meet or exceed clinical outcome collection standards established by department leadership. 

• ​Meet or exceed clinical outcome performance/improvement goals established by department leadership in designated programs. ​ 

• We’ll embrace all people by:  

Treating everyone with dignity and respect.  

Opening more doors to opportunity for others to succeed.  

Growing talent and people.  

Ensuring a welcoming experience for all we serve, regardless of origin, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or socioeconomic status.   

Taking action against discrimination.  

Honoring our differences and how we collaborate.  

Educating staff, patients and the communities we care for.  

Restoring hope and freedom, together.  

Customer Service Responsibilities 

Demonstrate excellent customer service and standards of behaviors as well as encourages, coaches, and monitors the same in team members. This individual should consistently promote teamwork and direct communication with co-workers and deal discretely and sensitively with confidential information. 

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement 

Contribute by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promote patient/family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service. 

Essential Job Qualifications 

• M.S. or M.A. in Speech Pathology granted by an accredited university program.  

• Licensure is required in every US State and Territory the Therapist is practicing or is in Clinical Fellowship Year. Licensure requirements should be met according to individual State laws. In addition, SLP-CCC is required for therapists in the following States per Medicaid billing requirement: DC, NC, WV, KY, MN, NE, KS, NM, NV, ID   

• Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department/program protocol. 

Physical Requirements for Essential Job Qualification 

Levels: 

• None (No specific requirements) 

• Occasionally (Less than 1/3) 

• Frequently (1/3 to 2/3) 

• Majority (More than 2/3) 

Remain in a stationary position: None 

Traverse or move around work location: Occasionally  

Use keyboard: None 

Operate or use department specific equipment: None 

Ascend/Descend equipment or ladder: None 

Position self to accomplish the Essential Functions of the role: Frequently 

Receive and communicate information and ideas for understanding: Frequently 

Transport, position, and/or exert force:  

Up to 10 pounds: Majority 

Up to 25 pounds: Frequently 

Up to 50 pounds: Frequently 

Up to 75 pounds: Frequently