Job Summary: Evaluates and treats patient populations for speech-language therapy needs within an assigned area.

Job Description:

The Opportunity:Are you a Speech Therapist excited to make a positive difference in your patients’ lives? Would you like to collaborate in a team environment while having autonomy with your own patients? Do you enjoy working in a professional, fun, and relaxed environment? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then MaineGeneral could be the right fit for you! We are seeking a Speech Therapist to evaluate and treat patient populations for speech-language therapy needs primarily in an outpatient setting alongside a dedicated team of Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Physical Therapists (PTs). We want you to join our team!

The Role: Speech Language TherapistHours: 24-32 hours per week

The Work:- Assesses patients' ability to safely and effectively perform speech/language skills.- Designs the appropriate plan of care, including type and frequency of treatment.- Implements the treatment plan using appropriate modalities.- Documents subjective, objective, assessment findings and plan, and patient progress.- Educates and counsels patients and their families/caregivers.- Plans and/or assists with patient discharge from therapy services and treatment setting.- Provides information regarding appropriate selection/use of adaptive equipment and support programs.- Supervises activities of clinical fellows, students, and other support personnel.

Qualifications:

Licensure: Must hold a current Maine State Speech-Language Pathologist license.Certification: Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) preferred within one year of hire.Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS Healthcare Provider certification preferred.Skills: Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. Must demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to various patient needs and treatment plans.Experience: Previous experience in an outpatient setting is preferred but not required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt: Yes

Benefits

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

• Loan Reimbursement is available for this position dependent upon current degree level. Please discuss benefit with the recruiter.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource they are how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)