Maxim Healthcare Staffing seeking a Licensed Speech Language Pathologist Assistant to develop a plan of care for each speech pathology patient, in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.
***For further information and/or to apply to this opportunity, please contact Ixia Ayala at (813) 829-0750 or email your resume to ixayala@maximstaffing.com ***
Responsibilities:
Provides skilled speech therapy services/interventions to patients with speech, language and/or hearing deficits in accordance with physician orders.
Assesses patient needs; plans for, evaluates and modifies care to meet goals of the speech therapy interventions.
Collaborates with all disciplines to plan and evaluate team goals for each patient.
Instructs patient/family/caregivers on patient's total speech therapy program.
Advises, consults and instructs members of the multi-disciplinary team in specific speech therapy modalities and interventions.
Other Speech Language Pathologist duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of practice.
Graduate of Speech Language Pathologist program accredited by the American Speech and Hearing Association, and holds or is eligible for a certificate of clinical competence granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association.
Minimum of one year experience in an acute care facility, out-patient setting, community health service, home health agency or private practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in the past two years preferred.
Current CPR card.