Speech Therapist (SLP)

1 Legacy Healthcare Recruiters; Woodstock; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare recruitment agency is seeking a Speech Therapist for a full-time, 13-week contract in Newfoundland and Labrador. The role involves comprehensive patient evaluation, treatment program creation, and collaboration with medical professionals on patient care. Ideal candidates will possess a Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology and have experience with communication disorders.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with patients having communication and swallowing deficits.
• Strong ability to provide written reports and treatment programs.
• Ability to interact with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive evaluation for patients with communication deficits.
• Establish and carry out treatment programs.
• Interact regularly with rehabilitation team and medical staff.

Skills

Differential diagnosis

Speech therapy techniques

Patient interaction

Communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology

Job description

Overview

Fulltime Speech Therapist PathologistContract 13 weeks or longer

Job Title: Speech Therapist

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Job Purpose or Summary: Provide comprehensive evaluation for the Speech Language diagnoses for patients/residents with communication and/or swallowing deficits. Provide written reports to contracted facilities or agency and patient/resident's physician. Establish and carry out treatment programs, which will meet the patient/resident's functional communicative/swallow needs. Interact regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and medical staff on patient/resident's treatment plan, progress and prognosis.

Responsibilities

• Provides differential diagnosis for patients/residents with speech, language, swallowing disorders.
• Provides written reports to both contracted facility or agency and patient/residents physician.
• Establishes and carries out treatment programs on the basis of the diagnostics information available which will meet the patient’s functional communicative needs.
• Educational instruction to the patient/resident, family, and appropriate restorative personnel regarding the communication disorder to facilitate recovery.
• Interacts regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and nursing staff on the patient's treatment plan, progress, and prognosis.
• Develops appropriate home and community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the patient in their environment.
• Terminates service when benefit has been achieved.
• Maintains good rapport with all significant administrative and restorative nursing personnel to facilitate good communication and coordination of the treatment program.
• Ensures all required written documentation is completed and appropriately placed on a timely basis.
• Complies with established agency standards and evaluation compliance.
• Submits logs and all billing information on a timely basis.
• Reports any problem areas within each facility to the appropriate supervisor immediately.
• Complies with State Licensing Board of California, Title 22, CMS, and California Labor Board Guidelines.

Additional Information

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