Speech Therapist

**Job Summary and Responsibilities**

**Job Summary:**

Participates as a member of the health care team, working with professional, non-professional staff and associated professionals in providing care which provides optimum continuity of care to referred patients, addressing the age of the patients served.

****Position floats between St. Elizabeth and Mercy Redding**

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**Job Requirements**

****Offering a 7,500 Sign-on Bonus for qualified applicants**

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ Current licensure by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance as a speech and language pathologist

+ Current BLS certification (Must be through the American Heart Association)

+ One year experience as a speech therapist

+ Knowledge and ability to perform a speech pathology assessment and evaluation

+ Knowledge of principles, concepts, diagnostic, and therapeutic techniques for speech therapy

+ Ability to implement practical application of knowledge

+ Ability to function independently and autonomously

+ Ability to communicate in writing and verbally in English

+ Ability to teach and instruct patient, family, and staff

**Preferred Qualifications:**

6 months to one year home health experience preferred

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**Where You'll Work**

St. Elizabeth Community Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care to the North State communities. This award-winning facility is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical center. Located in picturesque Tehama County St. Elizabeth offers 76 licensed beds a trauma level III emergency department comprehensive surgical services and a progressive Family Birth Center. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital has earned a Grade "A" from The Leapfrog Group for quality and safety for six consecutive award periods and has built a reputation for excellence in orthopedics family-centered maternity care and emergency services. St. Elizabeth is a sister facility to Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta and is committed to providing the highest quality compassionate care available. For more information visit here (https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/stelizabethhospital) https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/stelizabethhospital.

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**Pay Range**

$47.52 - $70.68 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.