Speech Pathologist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Active, valid Texas license in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Good standing with regulatory agencies and licensing boards.
• Current knowledge of treatment practices.
• Ability to manage patients with different types of personalities.

Nice To Haves

• Skilled nursing facility or long-term care experience preferred.
• Knowledge of the Net Health Electronic Documentation System preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate residents for swallowing or cognitive deficits.
• Help residents pursue goals to improve cognition or swallowing.
• Educate residents and caregivers.
• Provide skilled, medically necessary speech and language therapy assessments and develop and implement individualized treatment plans to increase client independence and functioning.
• Provide augmentative and alternative communication systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders.
• Train and educate clients, family members, caregivers, and other professionals as a subject matter expert.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other professionals on physician-ordered diagnostic swallowing procedures, including MBSS and FEES.
• Demonstrate technical skills consistent with current Speech Therapy standards of practice.
• Communicate changes in residents’ conditions.
• Provide accurate and timely billing records and supporting clinical documentation.
• Respond to family requests and concerns in a timely manner.
• Coordinate and provide training with Restorative Nursing and other care staff.
• Help ensure resident abuse or neglect does not occur.
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard patient information.
• Comply with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance (full-time).
• Ancillary policies including AD&D, STD, cardiac, cancer, critical illness, and hospital confinement coverage (full-time).
• Whole and term life insurance (full-time).
• Tuition reimbursement (full-time).
• Paid time off (full-time).
• Immediate 401(k) (full-time).
• Unparalleled corporate support.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Flexible schedules.