Speech Language Pathologist

Emerald Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Florida seeks a Speech Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat speech and language disorders in a Skilled Nursing Facility setting. You will develop treatment plans, set functional goals, and deliver therapy to residents with diverse etiologies.

You will supervise CFYs per ASHA guidelines, complete timely documentation, and coordinate with physicians, caregivers, and staff to ensure high standards of care.

Qualifications

• Degree in Speech-Language Pathology (required).
• Active Florida professional license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Successful completion of Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates referred residents and develops a treatment program with long- and short-term goals.
• Provides therapy as ordered and reviews progress with the physician; adjusts plan as needed.
• Contacts physician for reports and care; observes and reports responses to therapy.
• Instructs, teaches, and supervises residents and caregivers on therapy procedures.
• Participates in staff development and in-service education programs.
• Supervises CFYs per ASHA guidelines.
• Adheres to standards of care, ethics, and personnel qualifications.
• Meets productivity and utilization expectations as established by the company.
• Completes timely clinical documentation including goals, progress, and approach.

Education

Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Active Florida professional license

Current CPR certification

Job description

OVERVIEW:

The Speech Language Pathologist in a Skilled Nursing Facility environment, diagnoses and treats speech and language problems. Evaluates speech and language skills as related to educational, medical, social, and psychological factors. Plans, directs, or conducts rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communicative efficiency of individuals with communication problems of organic and non-organic etiology.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Evaluates all residents/patients who have been referred by their physicians with a written order. Develops a treatment program including functional long- and short-term goals for all the residents/patients placed on a Speech therapy program.
• Provides treatment as ordered by the attending physician. Interprets, plan, establishes, and exercises proper treatment program in accordance with the physician's referral, periodically, reviewing the resident's/patient's program and response and making recommendations to the physician relative to the need of continuing or discontinuing the Speech therapy treatment.
• Contacts the physician for resident's/patient's reports and care as needed. Observes, records, and reports to the physician the resident's/patient's reactions to the therapy programs or any changes in the resident's/patient's condition.
• Instructs, teaches and supervises residents/patients, and family/caregivers, regarding Speech therapy procedures as related to the resident's/patient's therapy programs.
• Participates in staff development activities. Participates in in-service education programs.
• Supervise CFYs as per the guidelines set forth by ASHA.
• Adheres to all applicable federal, state, local, facility and company (BHI) maintained standards of care and ethics and policies concerned with the practice of Speech therapy and among other things, personnel qualifications.
• Meets productivity and utilization expectation as established by the company.
• Completes timely clinical documentation to include functional goal setting, progress and therapeutic approach.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Active Florida professional license
• Current CPR certification
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening in accordance with state regulations. https://info.flclearinghouse.com