Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides direct and consultative speech therapy services, including assessments and treatments in accordance with regulations, standards, and guidelines defined by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association (ASHA), each patient/resident’s plan of care, and established departmental and facility policies and procedures.

Screens new admissions, re-admissions, and requests by nursing to deem if appropriate for evaluation.

Established, develops and implements a therapy plan for each client, maintains client progress notes, commenting at least once a week and modifies therapy plans and objectives in accordance with client progress.

Counsels family of clients receiving Speech Language services.

Utilizes a system of documentation that is professional, efficient, accountable, and conforms to federal, state, and facility policies and procedures; develops and maintains progress reports, session notes, treatment summary reports, etc.

Facilitates a team approach to program development, implementation, and monitoring by effectively collaborating with all specialty/clinical disciplines, family members, etc., to identify and best meet the speech therapy needs of each patient/resident.

Prepares a discharge report including background information, summary of therapy, and disposition at time of clients discharge from Speech Language Pathology.

Follows and enforces strict adherence to safety and infection control rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Performs all tasks and duties in an efficient and safe way.

Performs other related duties as assigned or as necessary. Remains flexible and adaptable in work schedules and work assignments as defined by departmental and facility needs.

Represents Innovative Healthcare in a manner that conveys professionalism, confidentiality, courtesy, fairness, personal integrity, and respect for the fundamental rights, dignity, personal comfort and privacy of others.