Speech Therapist- Per Diem Weekday & Weekends

TuftsMedicine; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TuftsMedicine is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to evaluate and diagnose complex speech, language, and swallowing disorders in patients from infancy to adulthood. Roles may include inpatient and outpatient settings with documentation to Joint Commission standards.

Responsibilities include formulating treatment plans, delivering therapy, and coordinating care with interdisciplinary teams. Supervision of staff clinicians may occur as needed to ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• CCC (Certificate of Clinical Competence) from ASHA.
• Massachusetts state Speech Therapist License.
• BLS Certification.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and screens patients referred to Speech and Language Pathology with a high degree of professional competency across ages from infancy to adulthood.
• Evaluates and treat inpatients in the acute care setting on general floors and ICUs.
• Makes recommendations including therapy, referrals for further consultations, extended speech and language evaluations, or home training program suggestions.
• Prepares complete written reports of evaluations and progress of individual cases.
• Determines clinical indication and timeline for instrumental swallowing evaluations.
• Selects tests, measures, and rehabilitation services and provides high-quality patient care.
• Educates and counsels patients, staff, and caregivers on diagnosis and rehabilitation trajectory.
• Participates in regularly held staff conferences and family conferences to review progress and coordinate services.
• Interprets documentation and collaborates with other professionals to ensure comprehensive care.

Skills

Eight years of experience

Education

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

CCC from ASHA

Massachusetts state Speech Therapist License

BLS Certification

Job description

Job Profile Summary

This role focuses on assessing the needs of patients who have physical, mental, or emotional disabilities and delivering therapy services to improve their developmental, physical or cognitive impairment. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Audio/Speech Therapy related duties: Evaluates patients and uses sound therapy to improve physical and mental conditions. Responsibilities also include improving physical and mental conditions through treating a variety of speech disorders and communication difficulties. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A specialist level role that is a recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically manages large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager, coaches, reviews and delegates work to lower level professionals, resolving difficult and often complex problems.

Job Overview

This clinician is responsible for evaluating and diagnosing complex problems relating to speech, language, communication, and/or swallowing disorders. Responsible for formulating and recommending a plan, which may include therapy for the diagnosed problems, referrals for further consultations, extensive speech and language evaluations, or suggestions for a home training program in order to achieve a maximum level of functional independence. This position may work in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. This position is also responsible for documenting all age-appropriate patient care appropriately in the medical record to comply with the policies and procedures of the department and Joint Commission requirements. Also responsible for supervision of other staff clinicians.

Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1. Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• 2. Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
• 3. Massachusetts state Speech Therapist License.
• 4. Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
• 5. Eight (8) years of experience as a Speech Therapist

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1.FEES experience
• 2. Acute care experience
• 3. MBS experience
• 4. NICU experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1. Evaluates and/or screens patients referred to Speech and Language Pathology with a high degree of professional competency & efficiency while successfully delivering competent care to patients in a continuum of ages from infancy to adulthood.
• 2. Evaluates and treat inpatients in the acute care setting on both the general floors and ICU's .
• 3. Makes recommendations which may include therapy, referrals for further consultations, extended speech and language evaluations, or suggestions for a home training program monitored by the clinician.
• 4. Prepares complete written reports of evaluations and progress of individual cases.
• 5. Determine clinical indication and timeline trajectory for instrumental swallowing evaluations
• 6. Selects the appropriate tests, measures, and rehabilitation services, and providing these in a consistent, efficient manner of high-quality patient care.
• 7. Educates and counsels patients, staff, and caregivers on diagnosis, etiology and rehabilitation trajectory
• 8. Accurately assess/treat and document thoroughly in a timely manner. 9. Completes documentation, including evaluation reports, progress notes, periodic re-assessments and d/c summaries in a timely manner. Complies with insurance requirements including obtaining MD signatures and insurance approvals.
• 10. Participates in regularly held staff conferences, to determine and reassess treatment goals and progress; and for attending family conferences to keep the family abreast of progress and problems.
• 11. Participates in interdisciplinary and family conferences with other professionals serving the patient in order to coordinate services.
• 12. Educates and in-services staff on clinical skills, acts as a clinical liaison to other staff. Assumes accountability for professional growth and development in order to maintain a high level of clinical competency, accepts role of clinical instructor.
• 13. Collaborates with Respiratory Therapy, Surgical Residents, and Pulmonary on care plan progression for patients with tracheostomy.
• 14. Monitors individual workloads and assisting the appointment secretary in scheduling sufficient clinical activity in order to meet workload requirement.
• 15. Keeps abreast of current literature in the field and for acquiring the knowledge and skills regarding new