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POSITION DESCRIPTION: To provide direct patient care and support activities which build and maintain the outstanding outcomes of the therapy department. Sign on bonus offered
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Provides treatment programs to maximize speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing abilities within each patient’s structural or functional limitations; including, but not limited to: evaluates and treats patients, communicates with families, physicians and other interdisciplinary team members, documents services in the medical records. Contributes to professional development of self and others. Enhances interdisciplinary team through professional skills and knowledge. Demonstrates safe working practices.
Provides patient treatments, which meet patient needs, and uses current treatment knowledge in accordance with facility clinical procedures. This includes but is not limited to:
Performing accurate, comprehensive evaluations.
Developing effective plan of treatment and obtaining appropriate approvals from referring physician.
Utilizing appropriate evaluation tools and completing accurate evaluations.
Communicating with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress, problems, and plans.
Instructing patients’ families or nursing staff in specified follow through programs.
Interviewing patients and families regarding previous level of functioning and life style and current and future expectations.
Demonstrating knowledge of appropriate resources for problem-solving and clinical best practice.
Evaluating patients within facility-specific time frame.
Supervising Clinical Fellow and other SLPs in direct patient care and patient related activities.
Writes accurate, complete, and clear documentation in accordance with regulatory, licensing, payer, and accrediting requirements. This includes but is not limited to:
Consistently demonstrates facility’s interdisciplinary approach to patient care. This includes but is not limited to:
Contributes to professional development of self and others. This includes but is not limited to:
Aids in building and maintaining a positive facility culture as a professional member of the staff. This includes but is not limited to:
Demonstrates safe working practices. This includes but is not limited to:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Education:
Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited SLP program
Experience:
2-3 years experience in a skilled nursing facility rehab environment or equivalent preferred. Rehab experience required.
Physical Requirements:
For Direct Patient Care:
For Support Activities:
Speech-Language Pathologist will spend approximately 5-10% of time sitting at desk or terminal entering data.
License/Certification:
Full Time
Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care
$94k-111k (estimate)
02/06/2023
05/16/2024
lwhealthcare.com
Downey, CA
<25
Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care
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