Speech Therapist

Volto Consulting; Rancho Mirage (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Volto Consulting seeks a Speech Therapist to implement treatment plans and provide prescribed therapy to facilitate rehabilitation. You will evaluate patient progress, assist with discharge planning, and ensure comprehensive documentation in patient records.

You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, mentor student interns, and support department programs while maintaining equipment and treatment areas and ensuring compliance with applicable licensing standards.

Qualifications

• Active engagement in speech therapy practice and adherence to relevant acts and licensing standards.
• Experience documenting and tracking patient progress and outcomes.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provides prescribed speech therapy treatment to facilitate rehabilitation.
• Assists in evaluation of patient progress and discharge planning.
• Maintains and documents patient care in records (e.g., HED).
• Participates in department programs and mentors student interns.
• Ensures compliance with Code of Conduct and hospital policies.
• Supports patient flow and scheduling responsibilities.
• Facilitates effective communication with patients, families, and staff.
• Maintains equipment and treatment areas.

Skills

Speech therapy

Patient care

Documentation

Interdisciplinary communication

Mentoring interns

Discharge planning

Compliance awareness

Job description

Implements treatment plans and selects modalities to meet specific established goals. Provides prescribed speech therapy treatment to facilitate the rehabilitation of mentally or physically handicapped patients. Assists in the evaluation of patient progress and recommends discharge planning. Conducts and assists with patient activities and maintains appropriate records.

• Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies, and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
• Performs evaluation and established treatment plans based on age specific, cultural, and rehabilitative needs and in compliance with hospital licensing and accreditation standards and in compliance with the Speech Therapy Practice Act.
• Provides effective therapy treatments.
• Consistently and appropriately delegates patient treatment procedures and modalities.
• Provides safe and comprehensive discharge planning.
• Individual productivity meets department standards.
• Provides thorough, timely, professional, and consistent patient care documentation through HED.
• Utilizes all resources to assist with patient flow as applicable (prints forms, schedules patients, etc.).
• Provides effective education and mentoring for student interns as assigned.
• Participates in special department programs.
• Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and coordination to maximize patient outcomes.
• Communicates positively, appropriately, and in a timely fashion to all communications including patients, co-workers, supervisors, other departments, physicians, etc.
• Maintains equipment supplies and treatment areas.
• Performs other duties as assigned.