Speech Language Pathologist- PRN

MINDS MATTER LLC • Overland Park, KS

38d • $50 - $55 • Hybrid

About The Position

Evaluate, plan and provide therapeutic intervention as it relates to speech and language deficits in individuals with acquired brain injury. This role involves administering evaluations, developing exercise programs, consulting with consumers and referring them to additional services, and integrating employment, educational, and independent living goals into therapy. The Speech Language Pathologist will also train personal care assistants and transitional living specialists, design adaptive equipment, and maintain documentation. They will educate families about brain injury consequences and communicate about goals and progress. The position requires attending trainings to ensure evidence-based practice and contributing to departmental goals. Initial contact for referrals must be made within 48 hours, with evaluations completed within 7 days. Case managers will receive quarterly summaries related to goal attainment. The role also involves establishing professional rapport with consumers, families, staff, and external agencies, and promoting public relations for the program. The Speech Language Pathologist may serve on agency task groups and perform other assigned duties, including care for company-issued equipment.

Requirements

• Successful completion of a Speech Language Pathology Program from an accredited university
• Must be currently eligible for the Clinical Fellowship Year
• High degree of sensitivity toward all people
• Ability to deal professionally with persons on a one-to-one basis
• Ability to effectively plan, coordinate and assist with all aspects of therapy service delivery
• Excellent time management skills, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to give full attention to what others are saying
• Creativity
• Ability to take constructive criticism from supervisor and make need changes
• Actively seeking ways to help people
• Customer service for consumers, families, staff and other entities

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with people with disabilities is appreciated

Responsibilities

• Administer speech and language evaluations
• Develop speech exercise programs
• Consult with and refer consumers to additional medical or educational services
• Assist individuals to identify their needs and develop appropriate compensation techniques to accommodate the consequences of their brain injury
• Test and evaluate consumers’ physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine best methods and strategies for speech therapies
• Recommend changes in consumers work or living environments that is consistent with their needs
• Evaluate consumers’ progress and prepare reports that detail progress
• Educate consumer and family about various topics, such as communication techniques and other strategies to improve language
• Integrate employment, educational and independent living goals into therapy
• Work closely with consumer and case manager to ascertain goals are being met
• Train personal care assistants and transitional living specialist on how to provide for the needs of consumer during and after therapy sessions
• Provide services only as designated on each individual consumer’s plan of care
• Design, create or requisition adaptive equipment consistent with consumers’ needs
• Work directly with consumers to improve skills in all aspects of their life goals
• Maintain and turn in all documentation at assigned times
• Educate families about the consequences of brain injury and communicate with them about goals and progress as needed
• Attend all trainings and workshops to maintain ability to provide the most up to date, effective and evidence-based practice
• Provide effective documentation that is legible, timely and appropriate to services provided to consumers
• Be aware of departmental goals and objectives and take an active role in helping the department to attain goals
• Schedule supervision meeting with therapy coordinator bi-monthly or as needed to review individual cases and departmental objectives/needs
• Make initial contact within 48 hours of receipt of referral to schedule evaluation, which must be completed within 7 days of receipt of referral
• Assist transitional living specialist in goal setting at initial evaluation/assessment and ongoing as you work with consumers and their goals change
• Provide case managers with quarterly summaries related to goal attainment
• Meet all policy and procedure requirements of Minds Matter LLC on time including completion of timesheets, mileage, quarterly summaries, and other reports
• Establish and maintain a professional rapport with all consumers, co-workers, referral agents and representatives of other community agencies and services, including attendance at planning meetings, etc
• Promote public relations throughout the agency and community for the program
• Demonstrate a willingness to serve on agency and interagency task groups as requested
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Minds Matter Supervisor
• Provide care and maintenance for Minds Matter LLC issued computer or other equipment

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level