Job Title: Speech Therapist
Job Purpose or Summary: Provide comprehensive evaluation for the Speech Language diagnoses for patients/residents with communication and/or swallowing deficits. Provide written reports to contracted facilities or agency and patient/resident's physician. Establish and carry out treatment programs, which will meet the patient/resident's functional communicative/swallow needs. Interact regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and medical staff on patient/resident's treatment plan, progress and prognosis.
Organizational Relationships:
- Provides differential diagnosis for patients/residents with speech, language, swallowing disorders.
- Provides written reports to both contracted facility or agency and patient/residents physician.
- Establishes and carries out treatment programs on the basis of the diagnostics information available which will meet the patient’s functional communicative needs.
- Educational instruction to the patient/resident, family, and appropriate restorative personnel regarding the communication disorder to facilitate recovery.
- Interacts regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and nursing staff on the patients treatment plan, progress, and prognosis.
- Develops appropriate home and community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the patient in their environment.
- Terminates service when benefit has been achieved.
- Maintains good rapport with all significant administrative and restorative nursing personnel to facilitate good communication and coordination of treatment program.
- Assures that all required written documentation is completed and appropriately placed on a timely basis.
- Complies with established agency standards and evaluation compliance.
- Submits logs and all billing information on a timely basis.
- Reports any problem areas within each facility to the appropriate supervisor immediately.
- Comply with the State Licensing Board of California, Title 22, CMS, and California Labor Board Guidelines.
Additional Information
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