Speech Therapist SLP PRN

Position

Overview

The

Speech Therapist is responsible

for the delivery of quality patient care according to the patientâs

individual physician orders. Care may involve assessments, administering

prescribed treatments and therapies, care planning, communication with other

members of the patientsâ multi-disciplinary team, supply management,

emergency management, coordination of care, health promotion and teaching and

training family

members.

Essential

Job Functions:

• Provide
  
  Speech Therapy services as prescribed by the
  
  physician.
• Follow policies and procedures
  
  and conforms to all applicable patient care standards, licensure regulations
  
  and state laws.
• Provide a written
  
  evaluation defining Speech Therapy needs, goals and expected outcomes in
  
  conjunction with referring physician's Plan of
  
  Treatment.
• Provide a written Plan of Care
  
  for Speech Therapy goals and
  
  outcomes
• Maintains the plan of care for
  
  assigned patients according to identified Speech Therapy goals and
  
  outcomes.
• Participate in coordination of
  
  services (including discharge planning), with health care team, physicians,
  
  parent/guardians, nurses, and
  
  others.
• Maintain patient and company
  
  confidentiality.
• Maintain effective
  
  communication between staff, health care team members, and
  
  family.
• Serves as a resource consultant
  
  for clinical
  
  staff.

Requirements:

• Masterâs
  
  degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an ASHA accredited
  
  college/university
  Current and unrestricted SLP license to
  
  practice in the state of practice
• Current
  
  CPR certification
• Demonstrated
  
  proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with
  
  policies and procedures
• One (1) year of
  
  recent experience as a Speech Therapist in an acute care setting
  
  desired