Speech Therapist (SLP)

1 Legacy, Inc; Camp Verde (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in Camp Verde, Arizona, is seeking a Speech Therapist to provide comprehensive evaluations and develop treatment plans for patients with communication and swallowing deficits. The role involves collaboration with other medical staff and providing education to patients and their families. Key responsibilities include diagnosing disorders, maintaining documentation, and ensuring compliance with healthcare standards. This full-time position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in patient recovery and communication enhancement.

Responsibilities

• Provide differential diagnosis for patients/residents with speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
• Provide written reports to both contracted facility and patient residents' physician.
• Establish and carry out treatment programs based on diagnostics to meet communicative needs.
• Educate patients/residents and families about communication disorders.
• Interact regularly with rehabilitation team and nursing staff regarding treatment plans.
• Develop home and community programming to enhance patient performance.
• Terminate service when benefit has been achieved.
• Maintain rapport with nursing and administrative personnel.
• Assure timely completion of all required documentation.
• Comply with agency standards and evaluation compliance.
• Submit logs and billing information promptly.
• Report any issues to the appropriate supervisor.
• Adhere to state licensing and labor board guidelines.

Job description

Fulltime Speech Therapist PathologistContract 13 weeks or longer

Job Title:

Speech Therapist

Job Purpose or Summary:

Provide comprehensive evaluation for the Speech Language diagnoses for patients/residents with communication and/or swallowing deficits. Provide written reports to contracted facilities or agency and patient/ resident's physician. Establish and carry out treatment programs, which will meet the patient/resident's functional communicative/swallow needs. Interact regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and medical staff on patient/resident's treatment plan, progress and prognosis.

Responsibilities

• Provides differential diagnosis for patients/residents with speech, language, swallowing disorders.
• Provides written reports to both contracted facility or agency and patient/ residents physician.
• Establishes and carries out treatment programs on the basis of the diagnostics information available which will meet the patient’s functional communicative needs.
• Educational instruction to the patient/resident, family, and appropriate restorative personnel regarding the communication disorder to facilitate recovery.
• Interacts regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and nursing staff on the patients treatment plan, progress, and prognosis.
• Develops appropriate home and community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the patient in their environment.
• Terminates service when benefit has been achieved.
• Maintains good rapport with all significant administrative and restorative nursing personnel to facilitate good communication and coordination of treatment program.
• Assures that all required written documentation is completed and appropriately placed on a timely basis.
• Complies with established agency standards and evaluation compliance.
• Submits logs and all billing information on a timely basis.
• Reports any problem areas within each facility to the appropriate supervisor immediately.
• Comply with the State Licensing Board of California, Title 22, CMS, and California Labor Board Guidelines.

Additional Information

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