Job Title: Speech And Language Pathologists (SLP)
Facility: West Reading Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Address: 2001 Avenue E Hondo TX 78861
Contract: 13 weeks
Shift: 8 hr days (40hrs/Week Guaranteed)
Pay Rate: $66/hr on W2 or $71/hr
Job Description
- Effectively screens/evaluates/rehabilitate patients with communication cognitive or swallowing disorders and develops appropriate plan of care following all regulatory and clinical practice standards.
- Utilizes standardized assessments and evidencebased practice to support clinical interventions.
- Assesses patients progress and adjust treatments accordingly in the clinical record per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
- Evaluates treatment outcomes for effectiveness. Services are modified in relation to patient evaluation and referrals are made in relation to outcomes.
- Provides consultation and counseling to patients as well as families caregivers and other service providers related to the speech disorders.
- Effectively communicates with supervisor and other health team members regarding patient progress barriers and treatment plans.
- Provides comprehensive discharge summary of services provided per regulatory and clinical requirements.
- Documents all regulatory and clinically required information in the electronic documentation system and maintains patient records according to company policy
- Accurately records treatment minutes for services provided per all regulatory and clinical requirements.
- Participation in required meetings including but not limited to: patient care conferences utilization review meetings rehabilitation meetings etc.
- Participate in facility and company required trainings inservices and conferences.
- Able to obtain any necessary DME or supplies per regulatory and clinical practice requirements.
- Able to supervise and support CFY or Student SpeechLanguage Pathologists
- Adherence to ASHA and State Required practice acts code of conduct ethics during professional practice as a SpeechLanguage Pathologist.
Requirement description : - 1 year of SLP experience REQUIRED
- LTC or Rehab experience Required
- TX State License Required
- CCC certified SLP Required
- 3 years experience holding active CCSpreferred