Speech Therapist — In-House Therapy Team, CE Funding

Regency Pacific Management; Hermiston (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

PTO

Life Insurance

EAP

Employee discounts

Job summary

Regency Hermiston seeks a Speech Therapist to evaluate and treat residents with speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive disabilities, following state and federal guidelines.

The role plans and administers medically prescribed therapy, performs initial evaluations, and documents OASIS assessments, developing treatment plans with physicians, patients, and caregivers, to enhance residents’ independence and quality of life.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of speech pathology and language disorders.
• Licensed as a speech-language pathologist by the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology or the Accrediting Body.

Responsibilities

• Plans and administers medically prescribed speech therapy treatment for patients with speech, language, and swallowing problems.
• Evaluates speech and language skills as related to educational, medical, social, and psychological factors.
• Reviews referral, physician’s orders, patient's condition, and medical records to determine speech therapy treatment indicated.
• Performs initial patient evaluation before initiating therapy. Performs and documents OASIS assessments at appropriate time points.
• Plans and prepares written treatment plans based on evaluation of patient data in conjunction with the physician, patient, and caregiver(s).
• Plan direct or conduct rehabilitative treatment plans to restore communicative efficiency of individuals with communication problems of organic and non-organic etiology.
• Other duties as requested.

Skills

Speech therapy

OASIS assessments

Treatment planning

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of speech pathology and language disorders

Job description

Regency Hermiston seeks a Speech Therapist to evaluate and treat residents with speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive disabilities, following state and federal guidelines.

The role plans and administers medically prescribed therapy, performs initial evaluations, and documents OASIS assessments, developing treatment plans with physicians, patients, and caregivers, to enhance residents’ independence and quality of life.