Speech Therapist (ST)

1 Legacy, Inc; Bedford (NH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in New Hampshire seeks a Speech Therapist for a full-time position. The role involves evaluating patients with speech and swallowing deficits and creating treatment programs to address their needs. The ideal candidate should enhance patient communication abilities and interact with other medical staff to improve overall patient care. This is a 13-week contract or longer, providing a supportive environment to facilitate recovery.

Qualifications

• Experience with speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
• Ability to provide comprehensive evaluations.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide differential diagnosis for patients with speech and language disorders.
• Establish and carry out treatment programs based on diagnostic information.
• Maintain regular interaction with the rehabilitation team and nursing staff.

Skills

Differential diagnosis

Treatment program development

Patient interaction

Documentation and compliance

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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.