Lead Speech Therapist

About the Role

Responsible for the comprehensive speech and language therapy of assigned patients to include evaluation, program planning, treatment implementation, documentation, and discharge planning. Identifies complex socioeconomic and psychosocial behaviors and refers appropriately for special intervention. Identifies and documents precautions and implications for treatment intervention from medical history screening process. Identifies and documents learning preferences and educational barriers. Utilizes the initial and discharge functional assessment indexes for goal and treatment planning. Sets and documents realistic goals with time frames incorporating the patient and family needs and goals.

Maintains consistently high standard of complete and legible documentation per departmental policy and procedure. Maintains statistics and reports accurately and in a timely manner. Provides accurate and timely billing information on a daily basis.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive speech and language therapy evaluations, program planning, and treatment implementation.
• Develop and document realistic goals with time frames, incorporating patient and family needs.
• Identify and document precautions, learning preferences, and educational barriers from medical history.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation, statistics, reports, and billing information.
• Refer patients with complex socioeconomic or psychosocial behaviors for special intervention.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP).
• Minimum of 10 years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Benefits

Portsmouth Regional Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Organization

At Portsmouth Regional Hospital, you're part of a mission-driven team redefining healthcare excellence across the Seacoast region. As a 240-bed acute care facility in Portsmouth, NH, we serve communities throughout New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. We are the only hospital in the area recognized as an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center, with a robust heart and vascular program.

As part of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems, we are supported by a strong presence in New Hampshire, including four hospitals, three freestanding emergency rooms, and over 70 care sites. Our team of nearly 5,000 colleagues—including 1,500 nurses and 1,000 affiliated physicians—collaborates to deliver exceptional care and innovation daily.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.