Speech Therapist- Part time- IDD

New Vista Of The Bluegrass Inc; Louisville (KY); Vor Ort; USD 34.000 - 55.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

New Vista Of The Bluegrass Inc in Louisville, KY seeks a part-time Speech Therapist to provide direct speech therapy services to residents at Hazelwood Center. The role includes assessments, documentation, and collaboration with therapy and nursing staff.

The schedule is typically 4:30pm–7:30pm, Monday through Thursday, with a monthly hours cap. Licensure by KY Board and ASHA certification are required, and experience with intellectual disabilities is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate of an accredited Speech Therapy program.
• Must be licensed by the Kentucky Board of Speech-Language Pathologists.
• Must be ASHA-certified.

Aufgaben

• Provide direct speech therapy services to residents.
• Assess individuals annually to determine need for therapy.
• Complete required documentation and billing.
• Develop, monitor and implement learning-based objectives.
• Train staff and participate in meetings.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to support care.

Kenntnisse

Speech-language pathology

Communication skills

Ausbildung

KY Speech-Language Pathologist license

ASHA Certification

Accredited Speech Therapy program degree

Jobbeschreibung

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Speech Therapist- Part time- IDD

PT/Speech/Hearing/OT/Rec Regular Part Time Louisville, KY, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 6377

Location

Hazelwood ICF, 1800 Old Bluegrass AVE, Louisville, KY 40215-1168

Job Description

The Therapy Services Department provides physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to all residents at The Hazelwood Center. The Therapy Services Department also works closely with the Nutritional Department in the development of programs. Staff in the department complete discipline specific assessments, perform treatments, develop mealtime, physical, and sensory support plans, train staff and monitor programs. All services are provided at the highest standard of professional practice, complying with standards by both federal and state regulations and facility policies.

Required Education and Experience

• Graduate of an accredited Speech Therapy program.
• Must be licensed by the Kentucky Board of Speech Therapist
• Must be licensed by ASHA

Preferred Education and Experience

• Preferred experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a Part-time position, days and hours of work are typically 4:30pm-7:30pm Monday thru Thursday (not to exceed 50 hours per month).

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assess all individuals on an annual basis to determine need for speech therapy.
• Conduct speech therapy assessments and analysis, complete all required documentation.
• Develop, monitor and train on learning based objectives.
• Participate in all assigned meetings.
• Complete cross-training with community providers.
• Develop, train and monitor all applicable communication, sensory, physical, and dining Plans.
• Provide staff training as assigned.
• Provide direct speech therapy services with individuals identified as needing those services.
• Shall provide services to meet the treatment needs of the specialty intermediate care (IC) clinic patients for services in field of care. Shall meet requirements of 902 KAR 20:410 Specialty Intermediate Care Clinics as warranted.
• Other duties as assigned by Therapy Director or Assistant Therapy Director
• Comply with all state speech therapy licensing requirements and regulations.
• Complete all required inpatient and outpatient billing.
• Learn and follow all policies and procedures.

Supervisory Responsibility

Supervises therapy support staff routinely.

Travel

This position may require travel to the Group Homes locations as well as community programs outside of Hazelwood Center when an individual is transitioning (i.e. SCL, day program, FHP, etc…). Travel is less than 5% of the expected total job duty.

While we welcome all to apply, there are some position specific background stipulations that must be met to comply with various regulatory and contractual requirements.

New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.