Jobbörse

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Performs appropriate initial speech therapy evaluations and re-evaluations and designs a speech therapy plan of care

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnoses/conditions seen in speech therapy and within the specific program or location

• Selects, performs, and interprets the results of ST examinations of speech/language, cognition-communication, oral motor, voice, and swallowing

• Performs and interprets standardized evaluations as determined by appropriateness of the patient

• Identified actual or potential problems that would impact the ST treatment plan as well as the overall patient plan of care

• Establishes specific treatment goals based on the results of the initial assessment

• Designs the treatment plan appropriate for the patient's age, educational level, and cultural background

• Designs the plan for intervention that is coordinated and integrated with other services

• Revise the treatment plan as appropriate

• ​Implements and manages a specific and comprehensive treatment plan, and participates in patient discharge planning

• Demonstrates advanced working knowledge of various Speech Therapy techniques with flexibility and creativity in the implementation of these therapy techniques

• Interacts regularly with others involved in the patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care

• Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients, others in the treatment area and self

• Reassesses patient status in response to treatment and goal achievement, redefines problems and modifies goals and treatments as indicated

• Provides information regarding discharge and follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources

• Participates in patient and family education process:

• Provides education and training to patients, families, and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress, and long-term functional outcomes

• Completes the Plan of Care and Patient/Family Education Documentation

• Teaches, counsels, and communicates with the patient/family/caregiver educational information related to the patient's diagnosis/condition

• Provides educational material to patients/families as indicated

• Complies with departmental policies for documentation:

• Documentation is in compliance with the chart review audit components.

• Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment, and discharge in the medical record in a legible and timely manner.

• Goals are appropriate and measurable within a specified time frame.

• Treatment notes are clear, succinct, and contain information regarding treatment progression.

• Appropriate abbreviations and medical terminology are utilized

• Attends staff meetings, team meetings, and mandatory in-services as scheduled.

• Initiates and manages assignments in a timely and thorough manner.

• Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies.

• Completes charge/productivity documentation and enters charges in an accurate and timely manner.

• Demonstrates willingness to assist and is respectful of the rights of other team members.

• Complies with department policies and procedure

• Consistently demonstrates behaviors that support the purpose statement of Prism Health and demonstrates good judgement in selecting the proper mode of communication which conveys a favorable image of the therapy department and Prisma Health

• Assumes any additional team/department responsibilities as assigned by department leadership

• Provides supervision/mentorship to Speech language Pathologists, Clinical Fellowship Year Candidates and Therapy Aides

• Exercises sound judgment in delegating task to Speech Therapists and Therapy Aides

• Provides feedback on performance in a professional, tactful and beneficial manner

• Provides supervision to Speech Therapy students as assigned

• Participates in student orientation and provides effective learning experiences, feedback and timely evaluation

• Meets the team/department productivity standards

• Complies with the established standards of efficient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity

• Establishes annual goals related to stated corporate and department initiatives

• Provides supporting information related to the progress made toward achieving established annual goals

• Actively supports corporate leadership initiatives

• Conscientiously seeks consultation or supervision

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology

• Experience - No experience required.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of licensure and CCC only, will accept state specific Intern Certificate during Clinical Fellowship (i.e. Supervised Professional Employment).

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• SLP Licensure from the Board of SLP Examiners or SLP Compact Commission.

• BLS

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated clinical competency based on patient's age

• Effective at data conversion

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