Speech Therapist-Per Visit, Home Health Care - Nassau location

NYU Langone Health • Garden City, NY

1d • $65 - $75 • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking a Speech Therapist-Per Visit for their Home Health Care team in Nassau. This role involves assessing, providing, and documenting speech, language, dysphagia, and related services to both inpatient and outpatient populations across the age spectrum. The successful candidate will evaluate, re-evaluate, plan, and implement individual treatment plans tailored to meet the needs of each individual patient.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Current and valid New York State License in Speech-Language Pathology
• American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) certification in Speech-Language Pathology
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers
• 1-2 years of Speech language pathology in a medically related environment with experience in communication, cognition, assistive, and augmentative communication disorders and dysphagia
• 1-2 years of experience with Modified Barium Swallow Test (MBS) or Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing with Sensory Testing (FEEST) and ventilator dependent patients
• Strong communication (both oral and written), counseling, customer service, problem-solving, planning, organization, and multitasking skills
• Ability to mentor and train graduate students in speech language pathology
• Specific clinical skills related to evaluating, testing, therapy and counseling for those with speech/language, swallowing and related disorders
• Intermediate computer skills including Microsoft Office especially Word and Excel
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Performs evaluations, re-evaluations, treatments, and client/family education for speech, language, swallowing, and related disorders.
• Administers and interprets specialized testing as required for both the inpatient and outpatient populations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Participates in and conducts research as approved by the hospital Institutional review board (IRB) committee.
• Mentors graduate clinicians as per federal, state, American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA), and university specific guidelines. Maintains a positive learning environment for students. Provides teaching and constructive feedback that transitions students to increasing levels of competence.
• Actively keeps abreast of and uses current trends and research based evidence in speech language pathology. Maintains and continues to build upon professional competency through education and annual review. Shares and conveys professional knowledge with hospital employees as appropriate.
• Participates in patient care conferences, committees, orientation, community education projects, and in-service education.
• Communicates with physicians and other health care providers to offer coordinated and comprehensive care.
• Acts as a resource and advocate for those with communication and other related difficulties.
• Ensures completion of patient records and other documentation according to federal, state, and hospital standards and regulations.

Benefits

• Financial security benefits
• Generous time-off program
• Employee resource groups for peer support
• Holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level