**Overview**

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the areas only inpatient oncology unit the Orthopedic Spine and Hand Center Family Birth Center the Lactation Support Center and retail store and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 194-bed facility located in downtown Bakersfield. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality compassionate care since 1910. Learn more at https://www.dignityhealth.org/central-california/locations/mercy-bakersfield.#bakersfieldRN

**Responsibilities**

Under the general direction of the Home Health Supervisor develops a home care plan of instructing patient family/caregivers and other nurses to implement the plan for therapeutic treatment and rehabilitation of the speech impaired. Responsible for maintaining confidentiality per Mercy-Memorial Home Healths administrative policy.

**Qualifications**

**Minimum Qualifications:**

+ One year of clinical experience with direct patient contact

+ CA Speech Therapist License

+ BLS required

+ Ability to read analyze and interpret hospital/agency policies and procedures professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations

+ Ability to write reports and procedures and document in the medical record

+ Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from co-workers managers patients physicians family members and the general public

+ Must be able to read write and speak English proficiently

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

**Pay Range**

$51.65 - $61.39 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.