Speech Language Pathologist
UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital
Sacramento, CA

UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital is a free-standing post-acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital operated jointly between UC Davis Health and Lifepoint Health. This new 58,000 square foot 52-bed hospital will be the first free-standing physical rehabilitation hospital in Sacramento. The facility will have all private rooms and focus on acute rehabilitation for patients who suffer from stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, complex neurological disorders, orthopedic conditions, multiple trauma, amputation and other injuries or disorders. The large multidisciplinary therapy gymnasiums will be outfitted with the latest therapeutic technologies, including augmented reality balance training, therapy bionics and a full body exoskeleton.

If you are an enthusiastic individual seeking an environment dedicated to superior patient care and an organization with a strong mission to serve our community, we invite you to apply!

Our Benefits:

• Various shift availabilities
• Low therapist-to-patient ratios
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Targeted approach to career development
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork opportunities
• Superior quality patient outcomes
• Supportive leadership and culture
• CEU Support
• State-of-the-art equipment 
• Affordable medical, dental and vision plans provided to meet the needs of full employees and their families
• Up to 20 days of PTO for full time employees
• 6 paid holidays for full time employees
• Tuition reimbursement, continuing education opportunities and apprenticeship programs for eligible employees
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts

What you will do in this role:

• Performs patient assessment.
• Provides care in accordance with physician’s orders and established plan of care.
• Assesses the effectiveness of treatment and modifies treatment to achieve goals.
• Plans for patient discharge. Communicates with patient, family, caregivers, significant other, and members of the healthcare team to achieve rehabilitation goals and promote maximum benefits of care.
• Participates in performance improvement and program development activities.
• Provides input into the budgetary planning process; contributing to cost effectiveness of services and programs provided by the department.
• Assess educational needs of the patient, family, caregiver, or significant other and provides education to meet those needs.
• Provides an environment conducive to safety for patients, visitors, and staff. Assesses the risks for safety and implements appropriate precautions. Complies with appropriate and approved safety standards.
• Utilizes the appropriate leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff. Coordinates and supervises appropriate levels of staff including interns, students, and volunteers.
• Participates in and contributes to quality improvement processes for the department and the institution.
• Other duties as assigned

• A Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or similarly titled area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
• Possess or eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow (CFY).
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in state.
• Current Basic Life Support/CPR card.
• Salary range: $65.22 per hour.  We would expect those hired into this job would be paid within this hourly rate, however, certain circumstances may allow us to pay outside of this hourly rate.

UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital provides ongoing care to patients in their recovery journey. We offer customized, intensive rehabilitation tailored to the individual needs of those recovering from stroke, brain injury, neurological conditions, trauma, spinal cord injury, amputation, and orthopedic injury. Our hospital strives to maximize the health, function, and quality of life of those we serve through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation programs.