Kaiser Permanente in Antioch, CA

Short hour, 4 hours per week, day shift. Saturday: 8:30am to 12:30am. On-call/casual Inpatient Speech Therapist position at the Antioch Medical Center, must be available to work and may be assigned to any other site in the DSA, either inpatient or outpatient, as the need arises or changes in the DSA. (Diablo Service Area). Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology; completion of a Speech Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) internship required; Certificate of Clinical Competence and a current California license to practice speech-language pathology required; minimum 2 years experience in an acute care/rehabilitation setting. Duties: Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communication disorders, voice and swallowing impairment, and neurological defects. Advises physicians and member/caregiver of test results; collaborates with physician as treatment plan changes. Provides training for more junior therapists. Participates in developing inservice programs for staff development. Monitors the work of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in non-Kaiser facilities. Serves as a consultant on interdisciplinary teams. Develops, implements, and maintains department policies and procedures. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local requirements. Identifies and recommends opportunities to contain costs and improve services. Assists with community programs. Contact Bruce O'Brien, Director of Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy, Antioch Medical Center, (925) 813-6434 or (925) 779-5353. (Posted March 08)