PRN Speech Pathologist - Acquired Brain Injury -Saturday Coverage

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluates patient’s speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing abilities and develops a Plan Of Care that is individualized towards the patient’s cognitive-linguistic and/or swallowing capabilities to maximize their functional independence and safety.
• Completes appropriate diagnostic assessments via standardized and non-standardized means to create an individualized and patient centered plan of care.
• Plans and delivers education and training so that the patient and/or caregiver understand the patients current cognitive-linguistic and /or swallowing capabilities and how these clinical recommendations can impact the patient’s environmental and safety needs.
• Integrates comprehensive diagnostic information to differentiate between motor speech, cognitive-communication, language, voice and dysphagia disorders.
• Makes recommendations for specialty services or consultations as needed.
• Uses evaluation and treatment findings to determine appropriate discharge planning needs.
• Effectively participates in intra-departmental staff meetings, and intra-departmental discipline/program committee assignments.
• Will participate in education programs by teaching and/or supervising students.
• Participates in research projects as warranted by departmental and/or organizational needs.
• Completes all required Speech Therapy documentation in accordance with the polices and expectations of Shepherd Center.

Required Minimum Education

A master's or doctoral degree from an accredited program in speech-language pathology.

Required Minimum Certification

Licensed to practice in the state of Georgia. Current certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association or eligible for completion of Clinical Fellowship leading to ASHA certification.

Required Minimum Experience

Placement within programs will depend on prior experience with given population and/or successful completion of identified clinical competencies.

Required Minimum Skills

• Basic computer skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for speech, language, cognitive, swallowing impairments.
• Able to design a plan of caregiver that is patient centered with ability to address functional needs based upon the patient and caregiver environment of care.
• Successful completion of identified core competencies pertinent to specific treatment setting as it relates to age specific patient needs (i.e. adolescent, adult and geriatric).
• Demonstrates competency in time management, organization, planning to manage and maintain the demands of patient care caseload and all corresponding job responsibilities.
• Takes initiative for personal and clinical growth via opportunities for continuing education and maintaining licensure and certification.
• Communicates effectively using timely verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
• Collaborates with the organizational support structure (ST Therapy Manager, Program manager and/or director) in adapting to the changing work demands and environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Exposure or experience with diagnosis and treatment of patients with neurological impairments.

Physical Demands

• Delivers therapy in a variety of modes such as at bedside, wheelchair level or in a table top manner.
• May involve walking or standing or exerting up to 15 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• May include assisting with and/or performing transfers as appropriate and positioning of patients, consistent with lifting up to 30 lbs.

Working Conditions

Normal patient care environment. Some potential for exposure to blood and body fluids. Some potential exposure to infectious viruses.