This position is responsible for providing high-quality speech therapy to St. Croix Health patients including inpatients, outpatients, and home health patients. Scope of practice includes people of all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics. The Speech Therapist provides contract services to assigned county for birth to 3 programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Obtains and records physician orders for evaluation and/or treatment as necessary

• Maintain proper documentation of information including initial evaluation, treatment, progress and discharge
• Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients’ progress including intervention assistance team meetings
• Administer appropriate evaluations, tests, or examinations to collect information on type and degree of impairment
• Evaluate speech and language test results, barium swallow results or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency voice or swallowing disorders

Designs and implements patient treatment plan, including necessary training of patients and caregivers

• Monitor patients’ progress; Reports changes and/or updates on patient progress or status; Adjust treatments accordingly
• Collaborate with therapy team; Makes recommendations within scope of practice to health care provider(s), family, and patient (i.e., equipment, follow-up programs, home programs, etc.)
• Develop individual or group activities to deal with behavior, speech, language or swallowing problems 
• Conduct lessons or therapeutic games to assist families in dealing with speech problems
• Educate patients and family members about various topics including communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings

Maintains professional and regulatory standards using accepted methods of treatment

• Design, develop or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies
• Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.

* While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the job requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties from particular jobs and to assign other duties as necessary.

Education & Licensure: 

• Master’s degree in communication Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited program
• Completion of Clinical Competence Certificate (CCC's)
• Membership in American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Meets requirements for registration with the Wisconsin Department of Health or is in the process of completing the Clinical Fellowship
• Current BLS Certification

 Experience:

• 1 year experience in either Communication Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology preferred
• Experience with Video Swallow Studies (VFSS/MBSS)

Competencies:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to plan, organize and implement therapy programs
• Responsible for training and educating staff on scope of service
• Ability to work independently and interact with patients, families, facility staff, and employees
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Promotes an environment of teamwork, customer service, and positive communication.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Prolonged periods of standing, bending, and reaching
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds at times

St. Croix Health has been a healing force in the St. Croix Valley for over 103 years. We are a purpose-driven organization with a dedicated team committed to serving our patients and communities throughout the St. Croix Valley. This commitment is rooted in our mission, vision and values. 

Mission: To deliver care driven by excellence, guided by heart, and grounded in community.

Vision: To be a trusted partner in providing healthcare that is personal and accessible to all, by adapting to meet the needs of our communities, and support lifelong well-being.

Values: Integrity. Respect. Compassion. Collaboration

Here at St. Croix Health, we offer our employees with a robust benefits package that includes:

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 403b retirement program with employer match
• Paid time off
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance options
• Education reimbursement
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Wellbeing incentive program
• Free parking

St. Croix Health is a not-for-profit healthcare system located in St. Croix Falls, WI dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives. St. Croix Health offers the services of 80+ providers and 20 specialties with five community clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin all supported by a critical access hospital on the main campus in St. Croix Falls, just an hour northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Nestled in the bluffs of the St. Croix River Valley, St. Croix Falls is the ideal place to work, live and play.