Per diem Speech Therapist

Continuum Healthcare Inc.; Barnegat Township (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnegat Nursing and Rehab Center is seeking a Speech Therapist (SLP) to manage patient care within an interdisciplinary team. The role requires providing and directing rehabilitation services, evaluating needs, and coordinating treatment plans with other staff.

The candidate will be licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist (or related discipline) in the applicable state and have at least one year of experience in rehabilitation settings.

Qualifications

• Education requirements: bachelor or master level as listed.
• Active state licensure as SLP/PT/OT or related health profession.
• Minimum 1 year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and direct patient rehabilitation care per accepted standards.
• Evaluate patients and establish effective treatment plans.
• Coordinate supervision of treatment plans with staff across disciplines.
• Participate in patient screenings according to schedules.
• Document clinically and maintain billing records to requirements.
• May travel to other facilities to provide services.

Skills

Licensed therapist

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient rehabilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Equivalent certification accepted by accrediting body

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