Speech Therapist
About The Position
Powerback is hiring a Speech Therapist to provide rehabilitation services across its care settings. The position focuses on helping patients communicate, swallow, and diminish or remediate disorders and deficits. The Speech Therapist is responsible for effective and efficient delivery of rehabilitation services, designing individualized plans, and working with patients to carry them out. The role also involves addressing each patient as an individual, adapting to patient and setting needs, collaborating with peers, making referrals when appropriate, and teaching patients and caregivers skills that promote independence and productivity.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders, or a similarly titled area acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA, eligibility to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow, or eligibility to obtain the Certificate of Clinical Competence.
- Licensed, certified, or credentialed as required in the state of practice.
Responsibilities
- Deliver rehabilitation services effectively and efficiently.
- Design plans of care and work with patients to carry them out.
- Help patients improve communication and swallowing and diminish or remediate disorders or deficits.
- Design programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance patients’ speech and communication abilities.
- Adapt services to patients’ needs and work across varied settings.
- Clean equipment and participate in meetings as part of daily work.
- Collaborate with peers and make referrals to help patients receive appropriate care.
- Train patients and caregivers in skills that promote independence and productivity.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time team members.
- Dental and vision plans for part-time team members.
- Generous paid time off for full-time and part-time team members.
- Clinical mentorship program for new graduates beginning on day one.
- Free continuing education units through Medbridge.
- Visa or Green Card sponsorship support.
- Journey Travel Program offering work across the U.S. with the security of a full-time role.
- Discounts on wireless/TV, home/auto/renters and pet insurance, childcare, eldercare, and more.
- PowerZone Employee Recognition Program rewards.
- Clinicians in Action professional development program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
