Speech Therapist

Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.; St. Johnsbury (VT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Counties Health Care, Inc. in St. Johnsbury is seeking a Speech Therapist responsible for implementing speech-language pathology care standards. This role involves conducting evaluations, establishing treatment plans, and administering therapy programs using specialized techniques. The Speech Therapist will collaborate with physicians and participate in interdisciplinary meetings, ensuring comprehensive care for patients. Strong communication skills and clinical competency are essential for this position, offering a critical role in optimizing patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct appropriate evaluations and assess home environments.
• Identify functional speech defects and establish a plan of care.
• Administer speech therapy program using specialized techniques.
• Recommend communication devices/aids as needed.
• Collaborate with referring physician and other staff.
• Participate in case conferences and team meetings.
• Prepare documentation per policy.
• Maintain clinical competency in practice and theory.
• Identify patient and family needs for additional services.
• Instruct patients and caregivers on treatment.
• Supervise home health aide as needed.
• Perform additional duties as required.

Job description

Job Summary

The Speech Therapist is responsible for implementation of standards of care for speech-language pathology services and for adherence to all conditions in the Service Agreement.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Conduct appropriate evaluations, assess home environment (as appropriate), and identify equipment needs relative to speech/language function.
• Identify functional speech defects and establish a plan of care to improve patient function.
• Administer speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic techniques and/or equipment.
• Recommend communication devices/aids as indicated.
• Confere with referring physician and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care contributes to the total plan of care.
• Participate in case conferences, in-services and other meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
• Prepare and submit documentation per organization policy.
• Maintain clinical competency in speech-language pathology practice and theory.
• Identify patient and family/caregiver needs for other services and refer as appropriate.
• Instruct patient, family/caregiver and other organization health care personnel in the patients treatment regime as indicated.
• May supervise home health aide in procedures directly related to the speech-language therapy plan of care.
• Perform other duties as required to facilitate the delivery of speech-language pathology services.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.