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Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

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Company Description

Location: 550 Munson Ave, Traverse City, MI 49684

Schedule: 40 Hours Weekly: Monday - Friday - Variable shifts

More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

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Job Description

A Day in the Life

• Acknowledges that safety is a self-responsibility. Knows the physical requirements of the job and work within those guidelines. Always performs job duties safely, utilizing learned body mechanics and transferring/lifting techniques. Plans actions to promote safety. Reports any unsafe situation/equipment according to Hospital procedure.

• Maintains awareness of patient’s condition, attitudes, and limitations. Recognizes adverse patient reactions or conditions and makes appropriate reports to the Physical Therapy Director/Manager and/or to the patient’s physician.

• Maintains timely and appropriate documentation on patient records.

• Carries appropriate caseload within the constraints of the general guidelines as set forth by the Director/Manager of Rehab Services

• Has input but is not responsible for setting goals and budget.

• Responsible for program development or assistance with the program development.

• Participates in the quality assurance activities.

• Has input into staffing, personnel issues, and performance appraisals.

• Evaluates, plans, and administers speech therapy treatment within departmental accepted standards of practice.

• Supervises support staff, students, and other professionals in the department.

• Makes recommendations for change, addition, or deletion of programs, equipment, and supplies.

• Performs specific department management duties as may be determined in consultation with the Director/Manager of Rehab Services.

• Organize, schedule, and provide a record for Speech Therapy team meetings.

• Provide orientation to new ST staff including meeting competency criteria, training for inpatient, rehabilitation and outpatient services including specialty areas. Delegating training as able amongst the ST team.

• Processing applications and facilitating interviews as appropriate for prospective new hires.

• Work closely with ST team to organize staffing and coordination with designated staff for PTO time.

Qualifications

What's Required

• Graduation from an approved school of Speech and Language Pathology
• Prior clinical experience
• Current Michigan License to practice Speech Therapy
• Certificate of Clinical Competence