Speech Therapist

Job Description

Qualifications

• •QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE) Master's degree or equivalent from accredited program; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• •Must have at least 2 years' Speech Therapy experience
• •LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• •Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
• •Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• •REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• •Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
• •CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Registered Speech Therapist in the State of Florida and CPR certification

Benefits

Responsibilities

• •SPEECH THERAPIST SUMMARY The Speech Therapist directs, supervises, evaluates and provides skilled speech therapy services on an intermittent basis to clients in their homes
• •These services are performed in accordance with the physician's order
• •PRIMARY FUNCTIONS Assists in the admission of the client to the Agency by:
• •Initial and ongoing assessments to determine level of functioning, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points
• •Obtaining a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition
• •Interpreting speech therapy and other services of the Agency to clients and families as a part of planning for care
• •Assuring appropriateness of physician's orders and discussing necessary changes
• •Assists in development and implementation of the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to speech therapy
• •Provides skilled speech pathology services as outlined below and after consultation with the physician,
• •evaluating the client's level of functioning and hearing
• •developing the plan of treatment in consultation with the physician;
• •providing speech therapy service in accordance with the plan of treatment;
• •preparing clinical and progress notes; Makes arrangements for out-patient services which cannot be given in the home
• •Participates in the development of periodic revision of the physician's plan of treatment keeping him/her informed of the patient's status, and obtaining additional orders if necessary
• •Communicates with other team members and, when appropriate, instructs them in speech pathology techniques that they may use while working with the client
• •Supervises the Home Health Aide every two weeks when Speech Therapy is the only professional discipline involved in the client's care
• •Participates with staff, client, and physician in discharge activities and completes the Speech Therapy discharge summary within the designated framework of the Agency policies
• •SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES No supervisory responsibilities