Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

KR MANAGEMENT GROUP•The Villages, FL

12d•$65 - $70

About The Position

Provides speech pathology services in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The therapist performs patient care tasks under minimal supervision and demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning, problem-solving, and treatment skills. Evaluates and treats customers within the scope of practice established by the Florida licensing board and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The clinician may work in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, including evaluation and assessment, development of a speech pathology care plan, treatment, family or caregiver training, and discharge planning.
Design, implement, and modify therapeutic interventions for swallowing, speech, and language impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities; select and administer appropriate assessment and treatment techniques.
Complete customer-care documentation, including assessments, plans of care, progress notes, discharge summaries, and evaluation and treatment charges. Documentation should reflect customer status and progress or changes, as well as customer and family participation in goal setting and care delivery.
Discharge customers when appropriate, provide adequate discharge planning and family training, and communicate discharge information to the Recovery Care Coordinator.
Schedule and maintain an assigned customer caseload in accordance with department productivity standards.
Inform the supervisor of problems related to care delivery or caseload volume, and ensure documentation and billing are timely, accurate, and complete, including evaluations, recertifications, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
Initiate and participate in interdisciplinary care planning, rounds, and customer-care conferences; communicate with and teach other care providers. Contact community agencies as necessary to support continuity of service between Addington Place at Wellington Green and the community.
Identify equipment repair or upgrade needs and recommend specific equipment and supplies for selection and purchase.
Attend and participate in in-service training.
Advance customers through therapy as indicated during their stay.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with customers, physicians, family members, team members, and other internal and external customers.
Maintain quality and timely documentation and evaluations.
Demonstrate quality supervision of assistants.
Maintain productivity expectations.