Speech and language pathologist (Ft 32 hrs.) 0st01 (Sign on bonus)

Description 0ST01 PVH employment application required. All job offers contingent upon background check and completion of pre-employment physical.

To provide each person referred to our service with the opportunity to achieve his/her optimum level of function and to provide quality patient care.

Position

Full time, 32 hour/week, salaried, exempt, non-union.

Sign on bonus

Amount would be $5,000. 25% paid after the probationary period is completed. 25% to be paid at 6 months and 50% to be paid after the first year of employment.

Job Description

1. Evaluates patients with speech, language, communication, cognitive-linguistic, and swallowing disorders upon provider referral using age-appropriate assessment methods. 2. Interprets evaluation findings to develop individualized treatment goals and plans of care designed to improve functional communication, cognition, and swallowing safety. 3. Provides speech-language pathology treatment interventions in accordance with the established plan of care to address communication, cognitive-linguistic, and swallowing impairments. 4. Monitors patient progress and modifies treatment goals and interventions as clinically appropriate in accordance with departmental policy and the plan of care. 5. Educates patients and family members regarding diagnoses, treatment strategies, home programs, safety recommendations, and compensatory techniques. 6. Communicates evaluation findings, treatment progress, and discharge recommendations with patients, families, referring providers, and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. 7. Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings, care coordination discussions, and family meetings when appropriate to support patient care and discharge planning. 8. Completes accurate and timely documentation of evaluations, treatments, reassessments, and discharge summaries in the electronic medical record in accordance with departmental, regulatory, and billing requirements. 9. Ensures appropriate billing and charge capture for services provided in accordance with hospital and payer requirements. 10. Maintains therapy supplies and equipment to ensure a safe and effective treatment environment and responds appropriately to patient care needs and emergencies. 11. Complies with hospital and departmental policies, regulatory requirements, and professional standards while maintaining organized and prioritized patient care activities.

Quality Improvement

Actively participates in the Hospital-wide Quality Improvement Program, actively supports and implements Department-specific Quality improvement initiatives and projects, recommends process improvement as appropriate, reports any quality issues in service delivery and consistently commits to a focus on quality improvement and organizational excellence.