SPEECH THERAPIST-PRN (as needed)

Description

Be a part of our team and make a difference in our residents’ lives and your life, too. We do more than offer jobs, we offer careers and a great place to work. Come join our growing team at Morningside Ministries Senior Living Community, with two locations serving San Antonio and Boerne, TX. We welcome you to join our team as we work together to provide the best retirement experience for all our residents at our CCRC. We are seeking a positive, compassionate, customer service-focused team member for the Speech Therapist position. We are excited to have you meet our team where we believe in our core anchors of people first, compassionate action, and respectful communication; able to work in a team environment always, now, and everywhere.

Job Summary

Plan and implement specific speech therapy treatment programs for residents in a variety of settings according to accepted Speech Therapy practices and principles and in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

1. Evaluate, develop, and initiate individual speech therapy treatment plan for residents in SNF/OP/Home Health settings.

• 2.
• Deliver speech therapy treatments and modalities per physician’s orders.
• 3.
• Plan speech therapy services within each patient’s capabilities as indicated.
• 4.
• Complete daily schedule of patient treatment with assignment of new residents and/or treatments.
• 5.
• Assign and supervise care given by the Speech-Language Pathology Student and/or Restorative Aide 6.
• Collaborate with physician and nursing staff for plan of care as indicated.
• 7.
• Observe and evaluate treatment effects and make recommendations for changes as needed.
• 8.
• Timely and accurately record treatment effects in accordance with established procedures.
• 9.
• Maintain records pertinent to patient treatments; submit documentation timely.
• 10.
• Timely and accurately complete discharge summary.

• 11.
• Direct and/or conduct training for residents, staff, and students as directed.
• 12.
• Maintain department policies and procedures in regard to safety, infection control and quality improvement programs.