Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital-posted 3 months ago
Grand Rapids, MI
Hospitals

We have the great privilege of helping patients and families re-build their lives. It's extraordinarily meaningful work and the reason we greet the day with optimism and anticipation. When patients “Ask for Mary,” they experience a culture that has been sculpted for more than a century. Our hallmark is to carefully listen to patients and innovatively serve them. This is true of every employee, from support staff and leadership, to clinicians and care providers. Mary Free Bed is a not-for-profit, nationally accredited rehabilitation hospital serving thousands of children and adults each year through inpatient, outpatient, sub-acute rehabilitation, orthotics and prosthetics and home and community programs. With the most comprehensive rehabilitation services in Michigan and an exclusive focus on rehabilitation, Mary Free Bed physicians, nurses and therapists help our patients achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. The growing Mary Free Bed Network provides patients throughout the state with access to our unique standard of care.

  • Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patient's need for speech therapy.
  • Plans and executes individual treatment programs in accordance with ASHA and SLP scope of practice.
  • Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education, evidence-based research, and program development.
  • Provides patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.
  • Evaluates patient condition and establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family.
  • Establishes written treatment plan, and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.
  • Delegates responsibilities to Speech Assistants as appropriate.
  • Re-evaluates patient's status and effects of treatment, revising treatment plan as necessary.
  • Communicates with others to integrate speech language pathology services with all aspects of patient care.
  • Documents patient's status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary.
  • Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services.
  • Attends various meetings and in-services as designated.
  • Participates in orientation and training of new staff.
  • Serves as clinical instructor for speech language pathology students and supervises CFY as needed.
  • Participates in program development and/or research activities.
  • M.S. or M.A. in Speech Pathology granted by an accredited university program.
  • Licensure is required in every US State and Territory the Therapist is practicing or is in Clinical Fellowship Year.
  • Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department/program protocol.
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