What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Therapist - Alameda County position at Crossroads Home Health and Hospice?
Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
Position Qualifications
- Conducts appropriate evaluative procedures, assesses home environment (as appropriate), identifies equipment needs relative to speech/language function.
- Identifies functional speech defects and establishes goals and plan of care to improve patient's function and participates in the development of the plan of care.
- Administers speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic technique and/or equipment.
- Recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.
- Confers with referring physician and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care with the interdisciplinary group.
- As appropriate, participates in interdisciplinary group, in-services and other meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
- Prepares and submits clinical and progress records per office policy or federal/state regulations.
- Maintains clinical competency in speech language pathology practice and theory.
- Instructs patient and family/caregiver and other team members in the patient's treatment regime as indicated.
- Performs other duties as required to facilitate the delivery of speech language pathology services and swallowing assistive services.
- Participates in peer consultation process and quality management. Participates in orientation for hospice personnel.
- Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
- May supervise hospice aide in procedures directly related to the speech–language therapy.
Position Qualifications
- Possesses a degree that includes an internship from an approved masters program in Speech–Language Pathology, or as required by applicable law and/or regulation. Meets personnel qualifications stated in
- 418.114(b)(4).
- Meets the education and experience requirements for a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech–Language Pathology, granted by the American Speech–Language–Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Is certified to practice Speech–Language Pathology.
- Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
- Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
- A minimum of one (1) year's clinical experience in Speech–Language Pathology.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
- Understands hospice philosophy and focus of patient care is comfort and maintenance of self in current residence