SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST-SKILLED-FT
Company: Carolina Therapy Services
Location: Rocky Mount
Posted on: October 16, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description
Skilled Nursing Facility
$10,000 Sign on Bonus
FT & PART-TIME
JOB SUMMARY
The Speech-Language Pathologist plans, conducts and evaluates the
treatment program for individuals with disorders in the
comprehension and production of speech and language, as set forth
by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Under the
direction of the attending physician, the Speech-Language
Pathologist provides assessment and treatment of cognitive and
swallowing disorders.
Requirements
NC SLP License
Benefits
Skill Set
PHYSICAL DEMANDS Requires moderately heavy occupational exertion on
a regular and reoccurring basis. Regularly required to use hands to
handle, or feel and hear and talk. Frequently required to stand,
walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Occasionally required to sit. Occasionally lift and/or move over
100 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, peripheral,
depth perception and ability to adjust focus. WORKING CONDITIONS
General office, health care setting - exposure to infectious
disease. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Evaluates patient's speech and
language abilities, both defects and assets, and evaluates the
patient's level of function. Plans and provides rehabilitative
services for speech and language disorders. Assists in developing
and updating the plan of treatment. Provides assessment and
treatment of cognitive and swallowing disorders. 2. Observes,
reports and records type of treatment and patient's responses to
it, reports progress and/or regression to physician and Program
Supervisor. Submits to the physician and the Program Supervisor
written reports of the patient's progress at the designated
intervals and at discharge of the patient using the appropriate and
designated forms. 3. Selects and administers diagnostic and
therapeutic techniques and materials for patient evaluation and
treatment purposes. Recommends augmentative communication
devices/aids as needed such as gesture systems, communication
boards, electrical automated devices and mechanical devices in the
patient. 4. Adheres to all applicable federal, state, local and
company maintained standards of care and ethics and policies
concerned with the practice of therapy and among other things,
personnel qualifications. 5. Participates in staff development
activities and in in-service education programs. 6. Demonstrates
evidence of continuing education conducted for in-service sessions.
7. Meets productivity and utilization expectations as established
by the Company and the facility. 8. Completes clinical
documentation to include functional goal-setting, progress and
therapeutic approach timely and accurately. 9. Completes
administrative/billing documentation timely and accurately. 10.
Covers more than one facility as required by the need of the
Company. 11. This job description is not intended to be
all-inclusive. The employee will be expected to perform other
reasonable duties as assigned. For more information, please call
910-892-0027 or email your resume to recruit@carolinatherapy.net.
To view all available positions, please visit:
www.carolinatherapy.net. To Apply by Email :
recruit@carolinatherapy.net
Keywords: Carolina Therapy Services, Burlington , SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST-SKILLED-FT, Healthcare , Rocky Mount, North Carolina
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