Speech Therapist

About the Role

Powerback is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to provide outpatient rehabilitation services in an in-home setting for the older adult population. The in-home setting may be a patient's private residence, an assisted living facility, or an independent living facility. This position offers a flexible schedule and work environment in various settings, with part-time hours (15 hours/week) on weekdays.

Responsibilities

• Organize and provide speech-language services for the agency to facilitate rehabilitation
• Direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance
• Facilitate the learning of skills and functions essential for communication and swallowing to diminish or remediate disorders or deficits
• Direct activities to promote and maintain health within the scope of practice and consistent with the Code of Ethics of the profession
• Supervise CFYs temporary licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards (as necessary or applicable)
• Adhere to department and patient treatment schedule, timely clinical and billing documentation requirements, and work-related meetings
• Attend and contribute to patient care, staffing conferences, and other related meetings
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to address the comprehensive needs of the patient
• Consult with other members of the rehabilitation team and the physician to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent with the needs and capabilities of each patient
• Adapt program and/or plan of care according to the needs of the individual patient
• Promote a safe environment and enforce the elimination of fire and safety hazards
• Order supplies and equipment as necessary
• Clean, maintain, identify, and report the need for repair of equipment as necessary
• Put Patient Service first, ensuring that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individual's needs and rights
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients, including history, systems review, and application of appropriate tests and measures; synthesize information and interpret examination findings to establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement and the time required to achieve it, identify precautions/contraindications, and design a plan of care
• Develop appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the patient and caregivers, implement the speech language pathology treatment plan, and complete all related documentation and record keeping
• Apply therapeutic techniques in areas including: cognitive-communication, speech intelligibility, oral motor skills, swallowing disorders/dysphagia, perceptual abilities, orientation, memory, pragmatics, psychosocial expression, functional communication, and case management skills in the home and community
• Coordinate the acquisition of adaptive communication devices and instruct patients in their use
• Facilitate identification of hearing deficits and appropriately refer for assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and/or personal amplification
• Select appropriate activities suited to the individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level, and interest
• Instruct patients in the skills and techniques required for participation in therapeutic activities, and evaluate patient progress, attitudes, and behavior as related to rehabilitative potential
• Perform routine reexamination as needed/required to modify/progress plan of treatment
• Coordinate care in the home and community with other members of the interdisciplinary team in collaboration with the referring physician
• Perform other related duties as required

Qualifications

• Must have a valid Speech Language Pathologist license in the state(s) of practice, or proof of license eligibility
• Must have a valid driver's license or reliable, independent transportation to and from the patients' residence

Pay

USD $48.00 - USD $63.00 /Hr.