The Springs at Lake Pointe Woods is a 119 bed facility located on 53+ acres in beautiful Sarasota, Florida. The staff at the Springs at Lake Pointe Woods is inspired by our Mission Statement: "Quality Focused Care, One Resident at a Time". Come to work where your skills will be appreciated and where you will truly make a difference!
We are located at 3280 Lake Pointe Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Why Work For Us? Because We Offer Our Employees:
- Daily Pay - Work Today Get Paid Today!
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Reimbursement
- 401k
- Direct Deposit
- Paid Training and In-Services
- Full and Part Time Positions
- Flexible Scheduling
- Wonderschool - a free concierge service that helps our full-time employees discover and sign up for quality child care programs nearby!
- Great Work Environment
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) / Speech Therapist Job Summary:
The purpose of the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) 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 interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing to develop communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Major Duties and Critical Tasks:
- 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 DON 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 their 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 their physical abilities.
- Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
- Perform all duties as assigned in an effective, timely and professional manner.
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Required Education and Experience:
- A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of practice.
- Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;
- Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma and work experience necessary for such a certificate and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language Hearing Association examination for certification, or;
- Have completed the necessary work and education requirements as indicated by school transcript or diploma and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
- Solid computer skills: prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
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