HCN - Speech-Language Pathologist

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Job Summary: The hospital-based Speech-Language Pathologist prevents, diagnoses, and treats disorders related to communication, swallowing, voice, and hearing, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to promote patients' health and quality of life. Key Highlights: 1. Essential and highly impactful role in patients' health and quality of life 2. Collaborative work within a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive care 3. Opportunity to promote health prevention and education The **Speech-Language Pathologist** in the hospital setting plays an essential yet often underrecognized role, with significant impact on patients' health, safety, and quality of life. Their scope extends far beyond speech: they are specialists trained to prevent, diagnose, and treat disorders of communication, swallowing, voice, and hearing—conditions that may arise or worsen during hospitalization. **Salary**: R$ 4\.251,64 **Working Hours**: 150h (Mon\-Fri) **Work Mode**: On-site **Responsibilities and Duties** * Conduct comprehensive assessments and diagnoses for hospitalized patients or those receiving clinical care, utilizing standardized instruments and techniques to identify impairments in communication, voice, language, hearing, orofacial motor function, and swallowing; * Develop and implement individualized therapeutic plans, defining objectives, methods, and intervention techniques appropriate to the patient's clinical context, functional progression, and specific therapeutic goals; * Manage swallowing disorders (dysphagia) and aspiration risk by evaluating chewing and swallowing function, adjusting food textures, supervising safe ingestion techniques, and preventing respiratory complications; * Collaborate within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, participating in case discussions, joint therapeutic planning, and ongoing communication with physicians, nurses, nutritionists, and other professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care; * Document assessments, interventions, and clinical progress accurately in patients' medical records and hospital information systems, ensuring data precision for continuity of care and clinical decision-making; * Provide guidance to patients, families, and caregivers regarding therapeutic procedures, exercises, dietary adaptations, and communication strategies to promote treatment adherence and health education; * Design and participate in preventive health programs, health promotion initiatives, and continuing education activities—including preventive actions for speech-language pathology disorders, educational campaigns, and staff training on communication and swallowing in the hospital environment; * Perform all other duties inherent to the position. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology; * Specialization in the field is desirable; * Valid professional registration with the relevant regulatory council; * Basic Microsoft Office proficiency; * Prior experience in the role is desirable. **Additional Information** * Fuel allowance; * Cafeteria; * SESC benefits; * DayOff. **IMED** is a nonprofit social organization dedicated to public health. The Institute is committed to community well-being and excellence in managing hospital units. Since 2013, we have combined cutting-edge technology, professional appreciation, and a humanized approach to deliver high-quality services through Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS). Our focus on strategic planning, rational resource use, and sustainability commitments ensures quality care for the population within an environment of growth and collaboration. The Institute spares no effort to continuously improve its workplace environment, solely aiming to deliver high-quality services to those who depend on them. Motivated employees foster a high-performance environment: they produce more, interact more effectively, become more passionate about their work, enhance organizational performance, and ultimately elevate customer satisfaction. Currently, we manage the **Trindade State Hospital** (Hetrin), the **State Hospital of the Central-Northern Goiás Region** (HCN) in Uruaçu, the **Formosa State Hospital** (HEF), the **Northeast Regional State Polyclinics – Posse**, the **Entorno Regional State Polyclinics – Formosa**, both in Goiás, and the **Brasilândia Municipal Hospital** (HMB) in São Paulo.