Speech Language Pathologist (Inpatient Acute Care), The Queen's Medical Center - Manamana (Honolulu, Hawaii) - Ambe Healthcare Staffing

Job Description:

ABOUT US

The Queens Health System is a nonprofit health care organization with a rich history of caring for the people of Hawaii. We have four hospitals and more than 70 preventive, specialty health care locations and labs throughout the Pacific region. As the states largest employer, we have 10,000 caregivers, medical staff, and leadership to help the people of Hawaii achieve optimal health and wellness.

Our caring inpatient Rehab professionals have advanced degrees and certifications to specifically address the complex problems faced in the acute care environment. They collaborate with the patient care team of physicians, surgeons, nurses, social workers, case managers and others to ensure that all patients functional needs are addressed and improved to ensure a safe discharge to the home or to another care facility.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• The Queens Medical Center has been reverified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons through August 2024 and is the State of Hawaiis designated trauma center and provides the highest level of patient care across the injury continuum from prevention through rehabilitation.
• U.S. News & World Report named the Queens Medical Center as the top hospital in Hawaii in their 2023 2024 Best Hospitals rankings and ratings. This marks the 11th straight year that the Queens Medical Center has earned the #1 spot.
• The Leapfrog Group, an independent rating agency that evaluates health care providers on safety, quality and customer value, awarded The Queens Medical Center A grades for Hospital Safety.
• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded The Queens Medical Center a five-star rating, placing the hospital in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• Excellent compensation.
• Generous benefits package.
• Professional development reimbursement.
• Relocation assistance of up to *** for those relocating to Hawaii.

JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Screens, diagnoses and treats or provides professional consultations for patients who demonstrate disorders of speech, language, cognition, and/or swallowing.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Essential: seeing, hearing, speaking, and finger dexterity.
• Continuous: standing and walking.
• Frequent: sitting, twisting body, pushing/pulling maximum weight up to 50 pounds, stooping/bending, squatting, reaching above and at shoulder level, reaching below shoulder, repetitive arm/hand motions, gripping of an object.
• Occasional: kneeling, climbing stairs, lifting usual weight up to 10 pounds, carrying maximum weight of 10 pounds.
• Operates computer, augmentative communication equipment, telephone, copy and fax machine, pulse oximeter, blood pressure device, electrolayrnx, vitalstim, endoscope, wall suction and pager/cell phone.
  

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
• Frequent exposure to body fluids, especially oral/respiratory secretions, x-ray and potential communicable diseases.
• Psychologically stressful due to fast-paced environment, acuity level of patients multiple demands, and multi-disciplinary interactions and floor coverage.
  
  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

• Current Hawaii State license as a Speech Language Pathologist.
• Current American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) certification.
• Current certification in CPR at BLS/HCP level.
• Completion of a FEES (Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow) course. If the FEES course is not completed upon hire, the course must be completed within six (6) months of entrance into the position.
  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in an acute care hospital, or rehabilitation center, or outpatient practice.
• Prior FEES clinical experience and MBS ImP.
• Experience with adult swallowing, communication, and cognitive evaluation and treatment.

Position Urgency:
Normal

Shifts:
Day shift

State License Details:
Upon Acceptance

Minimum Years of Experience:
0

Sub Specialty:
Speech Therapist

General Certifications:, N/A

Nursing Certifications:

Contract Length in Weeks:
1