Summary:
As a member of the health care team, evaluates and treats patients with cognitive, communication and swallowing deficits within the scope of a licensed Speech/Language Pathologist. Collaborates with other hospital personnel to ensure quality care for the patient. Supervises the activities of Therapy Technicians, Speech/Language Pathology Clinical Fellows, and Speech/Language Pathology Students.
Responsibilities:
- Gathers pertinent data from chart and other care givers, discusses with physician as necessary
- Independently assess all patient types assigned
- Demonstrates ability to recognize additional needs during evaluation; exercises good judgment in decision
- Interprets results and formulates relevant, measurable, realistic and attainable goals
- Reassess patient progress regularly per department policy, or when need arises
- Identifies appropriate equipment, discusses with patient and family and makes appropriate referral to social services and/or vendor
- Able to assess vent dependent patients with minimal assistance
- Able to assess voice and fluency cases with some assistance
- Able to independently design a treatment plan that addresses identified problems, deficits and discharge needs and assist with reducing LOS
- Consistently delivers effective treatment focused on rehab of communication, cognition and/or swallowing disorders
- Actively seeks out a diagnosis mx to facilitate ability to independently treat throughout the hospital
- Demonstrates skilled expertise when monitoring patients during treatment
- Able to apply reasoning and judgment to skilled observations and reports adverse reactions to physician and/or nursing
- Demonstrates a working knowledge of speaking valve usage and contraindications
- Ensures patient safety
- Offers alternatives to physician when appropriate
- Actively seeks research based treatments and applies to daily treatment
- Develops creative and innovative ways to provide treatment i.e. group sessions, summer speech camps, structured and interactive adult group/individual sessions
Requirements:
- Master's Degree
- SLP License in state of employment
- BLS
Work Type: Per Diem As Needed
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