Speech Pathologist - Physical Therapy Multi

Direct Jobs; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Direct Jobs seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist to assess, plan, implement and monitor patient care in a hospital setting.

You will design treatment plans addressing communication, cognition and swallowing disorders, collect data, adjust therapy as needed, and coordinate with physicians, nurses, and social work to ensure safe discharge. You will document outcomes and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree required.
• Louisiana Speech-Language Pathologist license (ST) required.
• BLS provider certification required.

Responsibilities

• Gathers data from charts and caregivers.
• Independently assess patient types assigned.
• Designs and implements treatment plans.
• Collaborates with physicians and nursing staff.
• Ensures patient safety and discharge readiness.

Skills

Assessment

Plan & implement care

Collaboration

Documentation

Clinical reasoning

Education

Master’s Degree

Job description

Description

Summary

A professional who assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates patient care activities. He/she has clinical and/or functional knowledge of the position for which they are accountable, either directly or indirectly through delegation of tasks. The incumbent is accountable to the Administrative Team. Collaborates with other Clinical Associates to meet individual needs using communication and available resources to promote quality, cost-effective care.

Responsibilities

• Gathers pertinent data from the chart and other caregivers, discusses with the physician as necessary.
• Independently assess all patient types assigned.
• Demonstrates ability to recognize additional needs during evaluation; exercises good judgment in decision-making.
• Interprets results and formulates relevant, measurable, realistic, and attainable goals.
• Reassess patient progress regularly per department policy, or when the need arises.
• Identifies appropriate equipment, discusses with patient and family, and makes appropriate referral to social services and/or vendor.
• Able to assess vent-dependent patients with minimal assistance.
• Able to assess voice and fluency cases with some assistance.
• Able to independently design a treatment plan that addresses identified problems, deficits, and discharge needs and assist with reducing LOS.
• Consistently delivers effective treatment focused on rehab of communication, cognition, and/or swallowing disorders.
• Actively seeks out a diagnosis mx to facilitate the ability to independently treat throughout the hospital.
• Demonstrates skilled expertise when monitoring patients during treatment.
• Able to apply reasoning and judgment to skilled observations and report adverse reactions to the physician and/or nursing.
• Demonstrates a working knowledge of speaking valve usage and contraindications.
• Ensures patient safety.
• Offers alternatives to the physician when appropriate.
• Actively seeks research-based treatments and applies to daily treatment.
• Develops creative and innovative ways to provide treatment i.e. group sessions, summer speech camps, structured and interactive adult group/individual sessions.

Requirements

• Master?s Degree required
• Current Louisiana ST License required
• BLS provider certification required

Work Schedule

5 Days - 8 Hours

Work Type

Full Time