Full Time Speech Therapist--cfy position available

Barnegat Nursing & Rehabilitation; Barnegat Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnegat Nursing and Rehab Center is seeking a Speech Therapist (SLP) to manage patient care as part of an inter-disciplinary team. The role focuses on evaluating resident needs, creating effective treatment plans, and coordinating with staff to ensure quality outcomes while managing costs.

Responsibilities include documentation, billing, and possible travel to other facilities. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active licensure in the state, with at least

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
• Active state licensure as Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Minimum 1 year of experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provides and directs patient/resident rehabilitation care within all general accepted practice methods.
• Evaluates patients/resident needs and establishes effective treatment plans.
• Manages and coordinates supervision of treatment plans with staff and other disciplines.
• Participates in screening of patients according to schedules and practices.
• Provides feedback to Team Leader on clinical and rehabilitation issues.
• Participates in facility-directed processes and services.
• Manages treatment and related activities efficiently.
• Performs clinical documentation meeting facility, state, federal, and accrediting requirements.
• Maintains billing records to meet regulatory requirements.
• Assists with marketing efforts as directed.
• Participates in in-service training programs as requested.
• May travel to other facilities to provide services.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Active state licensure as Speech-Language Pathologist

Job description

Speech Therapist - Speech-Language Pathologist - SLP

Barnegat Nursing and Rehab Center

POSITION SUMMARY

Barnegat Nursing and Rehab center is looking for a Speech Therapist. A therapist's overall responsibility is to manage the care of the patient/resident, managing quality of all related outcomes. The therapist participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team. Manages resources to meet the needs of the patient/resident and related customers balancing outcomes and cost effective and efficient treatment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provides and directs patient/resident rehabilitation care within all general accepted practice methods, meeting all facility, state, federal, and accrediting standards.
2. Evaluates patients/resident needs and establishes effective and efficient treatment plans for the patient/residents assigned.
3. Manages and coordinates the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines as indicated.
4. Participates in the screening of all patients according to directed schedules and practices.
5. Provides feedback o the Team Leader on all clinical and rehabilitation issues.
6. Participates in all facility directed processes and services.
7. Shows effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities.
8. Performs necessary clinical documentation to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements.
9. Maintains complete, accurate and timely billing records to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements
10. Assists with marketing efforts as directed.
11. Participates in in-service training programs as requested
12. May travel to other facilities to provide services
13. Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with minimally a bachelors degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy, or a masters degree in speech-language pathology and/or equivalent certification accepted by the designated professional accrediting body
• Actively licensed therapist in assigned state(s) of employment as a Speech Language Pathologist, Physical or Occupational Therapist or related health care profession
• Must have at minimum 1 (one) year of experience