OVERVIEW:

The Speech Language Pathologist in a Skilled NursingFacility environment, diagnoses and treats speech and language problems.Evaluates speech and language skills as related to educational, medical,social, and psychological factors. Plans, directs, or conducts rehabilitativetreatment programs to restore communicative efficiency of individuals withcommunication problems of organic and non-organic etiology. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates all residents/patients who have beenreferred by their physicians with a written order. Develops a treatment programincluding functional long and short term goals for all the residents/patientsplaced on a Speech therapy program.
• Provides treatment as ordered by the attendingphysician. Interprets, plan, establishes, and exercises proper treatmentprogram in accordance with the physician's referral, periodically, reviewingthe resident's/patient's program and response and making recommendations to thephysician relative to the need of continuing or discontinuing the Speech therapytreatment.
• Contacts the physician for resident's/patient'sreports and care as needed. Observes, records, and reports to the physician theresident's/patient's reactions to the therapy programs or any changes in theresident's/patient's condition.
• Instructs, teaches and supervisesresidents/patients, and family/caregivers, regarding Speech therapy proceduresas related to the resident's/patient's therapy programs.
• Participates in staff development activities.Participates in in-service education programs.
• Supervise CFYs as per the guidelines set forthby ASHA.
• Adheres to all applicable federal, state, local,facility and company (BHI) maintained standards of care and ethics and policiesconcerned with the practice of Speech therapy and among other things, personnelqualifications.
• Meets productivity and utilization expectationas established by the company.

• Completes timely clinical documentation toinclude functional goal setting, progress and therapeutic approach.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

·Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology

·Certificate of Clinical Competency oreligibility for Clinical Fellowship Year

·Current state licensure

·Current CPR certification