Speech Therapist (SLP)

Speech Therapist/ Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

RATE: $45 PER HOUR

BENEFITS

• Weekly Employee Appreciation Event- “Thankful Thursday”

ABOUT US:

The purpose of this position is to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to evaluate, treat, document and/or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to swallow or communicate due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing Service to develop communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

•Evaluate resident’s functional needs when referred by the resident’s attending physician or interdisciplinary team.

•Follow physician’s orders, facility policies and procedures to evaluate and treat residents and complete required documentation for care provided.

•Assist the Director of Nursing Service in establishing communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

•Participate in discharge planning when appropriate.

•Perform diagnostic tests, evaluate and document evaluations of referred residents in accordance with facility policies and procedures.

•Provide appropriate treatment to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

•Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures and assistive devices to prevent decline in resident’s function.

•Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

•Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.

•Observe infection control procedures.

•Be responsible for the safety of residents under his/her supervision.

•Assume duties related to completion of Minimum Data Set assessments as assigned.

•Complete documentation related to evaluations, treatment plans, MDS assessments, resident care plans and progress notes in a timely manner.

•Participate in resident care conferences, interdisciplinary care conferences and rehabilitation conferences as scheduled.

•Participate in implementation of programs to improve resident care related to Quality Indicators.

•Assume Quality Assurance duties as assigned.

•Observe all facility policies and procedures.

•Observe all facility safety policies and procedures.

•Observe guidelines in the employees’ handbook.

•Follow facility Residents’ Rights policies.

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