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Responsible for providing a full range of therapeutic services including assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in an interdisciplinary environment consistent with the position’s qualification, professional practices, and ethical standards. The speech therapist shall also demonstrate accountability for the contribution to program development, quality improvement, problem solving, and productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary fashion. Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) both identify and treat communication problems related to language and speech, as well as various swallowing issues. Working with patients of all ages, Speech Language Pathologists seek to improve communication skills through vocal exercises and cognitive therapies and work on swallowing deficits through various interventions. The employee will complete other duties as assigned.

1. Reviews physician's referral (prescription), patient's condition, medical history, and submitted medical records to determine speech therapy treatment required

2. Evaluate patients' speech and or swallowing through various standardized tests and clinical observations and evaluation and records findings to develop treatment programs

3. Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks

4. Plans and prepares written treatment program based on evaluation of patient and incorporate proper interventions that can help patients’ speech and or swallow deficits.

5. Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit

6. Records treatment, responses, and progress in the patient’s electronic medical record and prepare reports as indicated by licensure, the provider, and or insurance recommendations

7. Instructs patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.

8. Completes documentation per clinical / department guidelines and meets expectations of monthly department chart audits.

• Complete required orientation as directed by facility

• Follow facility and OSHA safety rules and procedures while on assignment

• Follow facility and Joint Commission guidelines and recommendations

• Respect cultural and religious practices of patients

• Uphold HIPAA regulations

• Punctual and dependent for assigned/confirmed shifts

• Achieves the established average monthly patient care productivity metric

• Promoted / educated Tidelands Health Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians, healthcare providers, and or co-workers by performing in-services and/or marketing activities for outpatient areas

• Proactively impacts his or her cancel / no show percentage as it relates to improving quality care and patient outcomes in outpatient area only

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.