Speech Therapist

Assessment

Assesses functional skills, reasoning, skills, memory skills, and reading/writing skills.

Planning

• Plans and develops care plans according to accepted national therapy practice standards and age-related issues. Evaluates progress and appropriateness that is consistent with established goals-outcomes. InterventionPerforms swallowing evaluations to determine safety in oral foods, appropriate consistency, and swallowing capacity. Performs modified barium swallows (fluoroscopic). Provides therapeutic exercises, word-finding/matching tasks, and oralmotor facial exercises. LeadershipEducates the nursing staff, patient,, and family/caregiver in speech/language exercises, feeding precautions, and diet recommendations . Offers in-services to the hospital departments as requested and approved by Director. Open to taking CFY speech pathologists, Assure compliance with the patient plan of care and applicable licensing/JCAHO standards. HIPPABasic expectations of the
• Employee based upon
• Corporate
• HIPAA
• Compliance:
• Patient
• Privacy: Demonstrates work place practices that maintain patient privacy and confidentiality. Consistently follows regulatory, JCAHO, Dignity Health, and Hospital policy requirements relating to the disclosure of and/or access to Protected Health Information (PHI) and sensitive information. Review Network Usage Policy and signed acknowledgement form annually. AttendanceEnsures optimum operation of the department through good attendance history and flexibility with assigned shift. Is on time for scheduled shift. Job Requirements Required Masters Other or equivalent in speech-language pathology from an accredited educational institution., upon hire and
• Speech
• Language
• Pathologist: CA, upon hire and American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, upon hire Preferred Home health experience and Pediatric experience