Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist

About Us
What does it mean to be a part of Intermountain Healthcare? It means that the quest for clinical excellence is not just a goal, but a given. It means building an environment where physicians and employees can deliver the best in medicine. And it’s realizing each employee or volunteer is vital to the healing process, because we can only achieve the extraordinary together. 

Being a part of Intermountain Healthcare means joining with a world-class team of over 32,000 employees and embarking on a career filled with opportunities, strength, innovation, and fulfillment. Our mission is: excellence in the provision of healthcare services to communities in the Intermountain region.

Our patients deserve the best in medicine, and we deliver.

Job Description

Under the direction of an ordering physician, the Speech Therapist performs a vital role providing patient services of identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with communication and swallowing impairments.  The Speech Therapist is critical in establishing and implementing therapy programs for patients and is essential in the healing process to enhance and increase communication skills and prevent regression of these skills.  The Speech Therapist is held in high esteem for the indirect services of consulting, advising and training the patient and the appropriate caregivers.

Entry Rate:  Dictated by years of experience  
Benefits Eligible:  Yes    
Shift Details:  29 hour a week with an increase in hours as caseload increases    
Department:  Intermountain Outpatient Neuro Rehabilitation   
Additional Details:  Will work with an interdisciplinary team to provide services for patients.  Will coordinate with outside entities (families, schools, work) to facilitate patients integration back into life.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's degree in Speech & Language Pathology or Language Disorders. Intermountain verifies both degree attainment and educational institution accreditation following an offer of employment.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American speech-language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Licensure by the State of Utah to practice Speech-Language Pathology
• Computer/keyboarding skills for data entry
• This position requires verifiable current Healthcare Provider or Professional Rescuer CPR certification.  An original card must be verified prior to start date or the job offer will be withdrawn.  For additional information regarding CPR requirements please visit our Job Requirements Page .

Physical Requirements

• Hearing/listening, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling/pushing, seeing, sitting, speaking, squatting/kneeling, standing, and walking

Preferred Qualifications

• A clinical background in neurologic communication and swallowing disorders
• Experience in an outpatient setting

Please Note
All positions subject to close without notice
Intermountain Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V

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