Speech Therapist (Outpatient Pediatrics)

What You Will Do

• Review physician's referral (prescription), patient's condition, medical history, and submitted medical records to determine speech therapy treatment
• Evaluate patients' speech and or swallowing through various standardized tests and clinical observations and evaluate findings to develop treatment programs
• Develop a treatment plan for patients with specific goals and tasks
• Plan and prepare written treatment program based on evaluation of patient and incorporate proper interventions that can help patients’ speech and or swallow deficits
• Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit
• Record treatment, responses, and progress in the patient’s electronic medical record and prepare reports as indicated by licensure, the provider, and or insurance recommendations
• Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home
• Complete documentation per clinical / department guidelines and meets expectations of monthly department chart audits
• Promote/educate Organizations Rehabilitation programs to referring physicians, healthcare providers, and or co-workers by performing in-services and/or marketing activities
• Reduce cancel/no-show rates to improve quality of care and patient outcomes
• Achieve the established average monthly patient care productivity metric

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Required

Skills And Abilities

• Ability to utilize therapy equipment in an outpatient rehabilitation setting to provide treatment and procedures
• Punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed shifts
• Ability to respect cultural and religious practices of patients

Licenses and Certifications

• Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required
• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association within 30 Days Required
• Certificate of Clinical Competence - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association within 2 Years Required

Physical Demand

Light-Medium Physical Demand