AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Speech Language Pathologist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Stockton, CA.Position Details: 40 Hours per week Location: Stockton, CA Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm Rate: $55/hr ($2,200/week) Status: Independent Contractor (1099)Must possess current and valid license, issued by the California Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, and a certificate of clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in order to perform services in the State of California. Must have 1 full-year of experience as a licensed professional. JOB DESCRIPTION:Under the direction of the Institution/Facility designee, the Temporary/Relief SpeechLanguage Pathologist shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice for a Speech Pathologist, in accordance with Institution/Facility policies and procedures. The Temporary/Relief Speech-Language Pathologist must be able to work in conditions that require all of the following essential functions: a. Provide Speech-Language Pathology services such as identification, diagnosis, consultation, and treatment of speech, language, oral and pharyngeal sensor motor dysfunction and cognitive rehabilitation for designated patient/youth; b. Perform basic speech-language and dysphasia evaluations and consultations as ordered by the Institution/Facility physicians and make appropriate recommendations to the Institution/Facility designee; c. Provide subsequent Speech-Language Pathology services in accordance with physician orders on an "as needed" basis at the Institution/Facility; d. Ensure that Speech-Language materials are available for the patient/youth use, and oversee set up of materials and instructions for use; e. Prepare reports as required by Institution/Facility designee, assessments/evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries for placement in the patient's/youth's chart and/or outpatient electronic Unit Health Record (eUHR); f. Other duties as assigned.