Speech Therapist/ Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Sterling Therapy Providers•Trenton, NJ

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Speech/Language Pathologist organizes and conducts speech and language programs for the facility to facilitate rehabilitation. The role directs residents’ participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, and facilitates learning skills and functions essential for communication and swallowing to diminish or correct pathology. The position also directs activities to promote and maintain health. The Speech/Language Pathologist evaluates residents, develops and implements treatment plans, documents services, coordinates adaptive communication devices, and works with residents and the rehabilitation team to select appropriate therapeutic activities. The role includes training and supervising personnel, attending resident care and staffing meetings, and helping ensure residents and families receive high-quality, compassionate service that recognizes individual needs and rights.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited master’s-level Speech-Language curriculum certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Licensed and/or eligible for licensure as required in the state.
Eligible for a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Good organizational and time-management skills.
Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Evaluate residents, develop appropriate treatment goals and methods, implement speech therapy treatment plans, and complete related documentation and record keeping.
Apply therapeutic techniques in areas including cognitive skills, communication, speech and oral motor skills, dysphagia, perceptual abilities, orientation, psychosocial functioning, and daily functioning.
Coordinate the acquisition of adaptive communication devices and instruct residents in their use.
Select activities suited to each resident’s physical and mental capacity, intelligence level, and interests.
Consult with rehabilitation team members to select therapeutic regimens consistent with residents’ needs and capabilities.
Instruct residents in skills and techniques for participating in activities, and evaluate their progress, attitudes, and behavior in relation to rehabilitative potential.
Adapt programs to individual residents’ needs.
Attend and contribute to resident care, staffing, and related meetings.
Conduct training programs and participate in training medical, nursing, and other personnel in speech therapy techniques and objectives.
Supervise supportive personnel in accordance with state and professional standards.
Maintain and clean equipment, identify equipment issues, and report when repairs are needed.
Ensure residents and families receive high-quality, compassionate service that recognizes individual needs and rights.
Interact with residents, families, visitors, and employees.
Carry out other requested tasks, including situations requiring hands-on intervention or participation.