Speech Pathologist

Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital - Gilbert seeks a compassionate Speech Pathologist to provide inpatient rehabilitation services to adults recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other complex conditions. In this mission-driven, patient-first environment, you will perform comprehensive speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing evaluations; develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans; and deliver intensive therapies that help patients regain communication abilities, safe swallowing, and independence. Working within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team, you will participate in team conferences, educate patients and families, document care accurately, and support a culture of dignity, respect, safety, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate adult patients with speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders in an inpatient rehab setting.
• Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans and goals.
• Deliver one-on-one and group therapies to support communication, cognition, and safe swallowing.
• Document evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries accurately in the EMR.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing, PT/OT, and other disciplines on coordinated care plans.
• Educate patients and families on communication and swallowing strategies and home programs.
• Participate in team conferences, care planning, and discharge planning.
• Monitor patient progress using standardized outcome measures and adjust plans as needed.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to a patient-first, compassionate, and dignity-focused care environment.

Required Skills

• Adult speech-language evaluation
• Dysphagia assessment and treatment
• Cognitive-communication rehab
• Aphasia and motor speech therapy
• Treatment planning and documentation (EMR)
• Interdisciplinary care planning
• Patient and family education
• Rehab outcome measurement (e.g., FIM/QI)
• Acute and post-acute neuro rehab
• Regulatory and safety compliance