Speech Language Pathologist, Speech Therapy, 32-Hours, Weekdays with flexible schedule

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

6d•$40 - $47•Onsite

About The Position

Heywood Healthcare is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist for a 32-hour per week position. This role offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. The position involves providing speech and language therapy to both inpatients and outpatients, assessing communicative functions, and implementing treatment plans to improve functional skills. The role also includes performing swallow evaluations and counseling patients and their families.

Requirements

Masters or doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology
Experience in evaluation and treatment of pediatric speech-language disorders is required
Current MA State licensure, Speech Language Pathologists
Certificate of Clinical competence in Speech-Language Pathology required

Nice To Haves

Candidates with experience or wishing to gain experience in the evaluation and management of dysphagia (including Modified Barium Swallow studies) and acquired adult neurogenic communication disorders are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Systematically gathers and evaluates relevant information and data from the patient interview and/or all the patient information sources.
Performs Speech and Language Evaluations on both inpatients and outpatients to assess communicative functions and determine the need for habilitation/rehabilitation, using appropriate test protocols.
Communicates findings in the assigned format in accordance with departmental standards to both patient or patient/guardian and pertinent medical or direct care staff.
Identifies variations from expected findings and understands the significance for such variations.
Takes appropriate actions when variations are identified.
Performs swallow evaluations and/or modified barium swallow studies on both inpatients and outpatients to assess the adequacy of the swallow function and determine the need for dietary modifications and/or intervention.
Communicates evaluation results to the patient/caregiver.
Creates an Initial Treatment Plan and implements therapy programs for individuals with communication, cognitive, or swallowing disorders to improve functional skills in these areas.
Documents daily treatment notes after each session, consults with family, reports on progress in a written format every 3 months, and communicates with caregivers regarding any significant status changes.
Counsels and educates patients or parents/guardians relative to the communication or swallowing disorder to improve their understanding and facilitate home carryover.
Evaluates the patient’s understanding of his or her condition, treatment, and/or prognosis.
Coordinates care with other healthcare providers and relevant school personnel.
Reassesses the patient’s condition, status and progress on an ongoing basis.
Prioritizes, reprioritizes, and modifies the plan of care based upon patient assessment and patient condition.
Documents the implementation of the plan of care and any adverse and/or unexpected events or outcomes.