IP Speech Pathologist - Cox Barton County - PRN

Facility:

Cox Barton County Hospital: 29 NW 1st Lane, Lamar, Missouri, United States of America, 64759

Department:

1534 Speech Therapy Barton

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Hours:

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.​
• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description:

Job Summary

Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.

Job Requirements

Education

• Required: Graduate of a Speech Pathology Program
• Preferred: Masters or Doctorate from an accredited Speech Pathology Program

Experience

• Required: 5 year experience

Skills

• Good clinical expertise, communication skills, human relations skills and organizational skills required
• Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required
• Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.
• Must have good communication skills and a positive attitude

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: License of Speech Therapy active in the state of Missouri
• Must obtain BLS within 90 days
• Preferred: Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) or be eligible

Education:
▪ Required: Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology/Communicative Disorders and Sciences
Experience:
▪ Required: At least 5 years' of related experience
Skills:
▪ Good clinical expertise, human relations skills and organizational skills required.
▪ Self-motivated individual who can work independently with little direct supervision required
▪ Has demonstrated interest in professional growth by attendance at continuing education workshops, and applications of new principles and/or techniques.
▪ Must have good communication skills and a positive attitude
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ Required: License of Speech Therapy active in the state of Missouri, CCC or CFY candidate

Keywords - SLP, Speech Language Pathologist