Speech Language Pathologist, Per Diem Day Shift, Inpatient Rehabilitation

Adventist HealthCare•White Oak, MD

28d•Onsite

About The Position

AHC Rehabilitation - White Oak Medical Center Rehabilitation seeks to hire an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for our Inpatient Therapy Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a per diem Speech Language Pathologist, you will perform an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings. You will provide, or direct and supervise, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care. You will reexamine the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modify the plan of care accordingly or discontinue speech-language pathology services. In consultation with appropriate disciplines, you will plan for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provide for appropriate follow-up or referral. You will discontinue intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the speech-language pathologist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy. You will communicate, coordinate and document all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated. You will supervise and direct the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers. You will manage your schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and inform management of any issues with caseload management. You will attend team meetings and effectively communicate patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case. You will be responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities. You will educate and provide consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.

Requirements

Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Speech-language pathology from accredited speech-language pathology program.
Minimum 2 years’ experience (at least 1 year in setting preferred)
Active Maryland License
Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Responsibilities

Performs an initial examination and evaluation to establish an impairment/diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with basic and some complex rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (flexes to any Rehab site as needed).
Provides, or directs and supervises, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care.
Reexamines the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modifies the plan of care accordingly or discontinues speech-language pathology services.
Plans for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral.
Discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the speech-language pathologist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
Communicates, coordinates and documents all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated.
Supervises and directs the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers.
Manages schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and informs management of any issues with caseload management.
Attends team meetings and effectively communicates patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case.
Responsible for individual and assigned hospital performance improvement and professional development activities.
Educates and provides consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy.