Speech Therapist - Health First (Various Locations)
Health First · Palm Bay, FL · Today
HealthcareFull-time
Position Summary
To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by:
- providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.
Quality/No Harm
- Maintains patient safety at all times.
- Evaluates patients thoroughly and documents evaluations according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Completes progress notes and reassessments when required and documents them according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
- Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes.
- Attends in-services given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.
Customer Experience
- Responds to therapy referrals and inquiries upon receipt.
- Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
- Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.
Stewardship
- Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
- Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
- Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.
Work Experience
- Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
- Current Florida license.
- Must have Certificate of Clinical Competence or obtain within 6 months of completion of Clinical Fellowship Year.
- Interpersonal communications skills.
- Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
- Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.
Physical Demands
- Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics.
- Able to assist in lifting, standing, supporting patients.
- Able to bend and stoop as pt care requires.
Mental Demands
- Problem-solving ability.
- Decision-making skills.
- Able to interact with all people.
- Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints.
- Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings.
Schedule
- Per Diem Shift Times: variable.
Paygrade
- PG-PG-PG-41.