Outpatient Pediatric Speech Therapist
About The Position
As our Speech Language Pathologist, you will be a vital clinician, expertly assessing, diagnosing, and treating communication and swallowing disorders to significantly improve patient quality of life. Every day, you will conduct comprehensive evaluations for all referred patients, meticulously implementing individualized treatment plans. You'll contribute clinical expertise to develop/upgrade treatment programs/protocols, and actively shape departmental and organizational goals. To be successful in this role, you will possess advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic/therapeutic skills, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.
Requirements
- Speech Language Pathologist: CA, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days
Nice To Haves
- Two years professional experience as aspeech therapist and working withadult and child language and speech disorders and swallowing
- Newgraduates considered on individual basis.
Responsibilities
- Performs patient initial and reevaluations; establishes and implements treatment plan, accordingly.
- Administers treatment plan using accepted therapy procedures.
- Teaches patient and/or caregiver in functional activities and treatment techniques of speech therapy as appropriate to meet their needs.
- Documents daily on the appropriate forms using clear and concise data.
- Records treatments accurately and communicates patient's status/progress on appropriate documentation.
- Communicates regularly with other members of the medical team regarding goals, progress, and rehabilitative potential.
- Works as a collaborative member of the treatment team.
- Actively supports the organization's mission, philosophy and strategic plan.
- Demonstrates good time management and priority setting.
- Complies with safety, infection control, CHW Integrity Program, and other organizational policies (90-day evals- department specific orientation checklists completed; annual evals -annual competency checklists completed).
- Maintains the standards of conduct as promulgated by the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association; adheres to the professional code of ethics in the performance of duties.
- Demonstrates specialized clinical knowledge and skills in an identified area of expertise.
- Complies with the organization's dress code.
- Arrives at work on time, as defined by the Attendance and Timeliness Policy.
- Attends work consistently, as defined by the Attendance and Timeliness Policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
