Speech Language Pathologist

Green Hill Senior Living and Rehabilitation - OVERVIEW:The SLP will provide and direct Speech Therapy services to patients to include assessment and treatment, development and implementation of programs, and related professional in-services. Performs duties under the direction of physician's orders.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Provides Speech Therapy services to patients and initiates referrals when appropriate and in accordance with Speech Therapy Department procedures. • Conduct screenings of patients at regular intervals to determine need for intervention/treatment. • Evaluates patients to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation. Conducts specialized evaluations as indicated. • Interprets and communicates evaluation findings to patients, family, and other team members. • Establishes individual patient schedules in conjunction with other team members. • Develops treatment plans by identifying a problem list, including short and long term goals and methods to achieve identified goals. • Coordinates treatment plan with patient, family, and other team members. • Monitors patient's response to intervention and modifies treatment as indicated to attain goals in accordance with physician orders. • Recommends and obtains appropriate equipment to improve patient's communication. Instructs patient, family and staff in use of augmentative communication devices. • Participates in discharge planning. • Develops appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the patient in their own environment. • Documents results of patient's assessment, treatment, follow-up, and termination of services. • Supervises students and volunteers in accordance with state regulations. • Assumes responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development.• Records indirect and billable treatment times according to Speech Therapy Department procedures and submits weekly/monthly statistics to regional office. • Provides treatment in accordance with established standards of practice, department procedures and productivity standards. • Complies with all Infection Control, Universal Precautions and OSHA standards for the health care professional. • Adheres to established confidentiality standard • Assist in the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) processQUALIFICATIONS:EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology • Certificate of Clinical Competency • Current state licensure or license eligible • Maintains education and development appropriate for position • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (with AED)SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:• This position has no supervisory requirementsWORK ENVIRONMENT:• This job operates in a health care setting. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the care center. • Incumbent may be exposed to virus, disease and infection from patients and specimens in working environment. • Incumbent may be required to work extended periods of time at a video display terminal.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift or move office products and supplies, up to 50 pounds.TRAVEL:• Travel is not expected in this position