speech therapist

*This is a PRN position.

Job Summary:
The speech therapist's responsibilities performs patient assessments, develops individual treatment plans, is a liaison with teachers, family members, and other healthcare professionals, administering therapy and monitoring progress, and ensuring patients and their families are informed of new treatments and therapy techniques.

Job Duties:

• Evaluate, with a physician's order, the patient to determine the type of speech or language disorder and appropriate corrective therapy. 
• Provide rehabilitation therapies for speech and language disorders. 
• Maintain a record of services provided in the patient's clinical record. 
• Report to the physician patient's reaction to treatment and changes in patient condition or deviations in the plan of care. 
• Instruct other home health team personnel and caregivers in the methods of assisting patient for improvement in speech disorders. 
• Attend weekly Case Conferences. 
• Participate in any QA programs as needed. 
• Conduct themselves in a professional manner whenever representing the agency. 
• Follows all Avow policies and procedures, the compliance program and will maintain the privacy of patients protected health information. 
• All other duties as assigned.

Core Values:
Integrity: We are honest, hardworking, fiscally responsible professionals driven solely by the wellbeing of our patients, their loved ones, and the communities we serve.
Education: We believe it is important not only to serve the community but to educate community members about our services and the role we play through life's transitions.
Collaboration: We know we cannot achieve everything we want without working together with each other, with our healthcare partners, and with the community.
Innovation: We embrace change and are always looking at creative ways to solve problems and serve new populations. 

Celebration: We believe in the importance of celebrating life and relationships.

Education/Experience:
Master's degree in speech therapy or speech-language pathology.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Valid Florida Driver's License.
Current Florida Speech Therapy License
Valid CPR Certification

Computer Skills:
Knowledge of basic typing skills, data entry and word processing software, database software and general knowledge of e-mail.

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands:
(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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
(The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.) While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Occupational Exposure Category I

Compensation and Benefits:
This is only a summary of our employee benefits; it is subject to change.

• Medical insurance (PPO) with prescription drug co-pay or HDHP w/HSA
• Supplemental Benefits (hospital confinement, accident and/or cancer) 
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life and accidental death/dismemberment insurance (company paid)
• Long term care insurance (company paid)
• Retirement savings plan (TSA/403(b) matching program)
• Short and long term disability insurance (company paid)
• LegalShield (identity protection and more)
• Bereavement leave for family and pets
• Direct deposit
• Credit union availability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off
• Mileage reimbursement
• In-house continuing education opportunities
• Discounted membership at local area Fitness Center
• Tuition reimbursement
• Other employer-sponsored activities

Avow is a Tobacco Free Organization which includes but is not limited to cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, vaping, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, and loose tobacco smoked via pipe or hookah.  And due to the above, Avow will only hire Nicotine Free individuals.