Sr Speech Language Pathologist
Nuvance Health
Sr Speech Language Pathologist - PT - Danbury
Speech-Language pathologists provide services that identify, prevent and rehabilitate speech, language, cognition, voice, fluency and swallowing disorders. Evaluates and analyzes patients, treatment and instruction to patient/family to maximize functional independence. Clinical responsibilities may include treatment of pediatrics, and/or adults and mature adults. May work in any of these locations: in-patient, out-patient, pediatrics.
Responsibilities:
- Performs speech/language evaluations on patients with complex diagnoses.
- Performs speech/language therapy treatment planning and implementation for complex patients.
- Provides patient/family education and training.
- Provides peer reviews and participates in performance improvement activities.
- Documentation is completed based on department guidelines.
- Initiates discharge planning.
- Continuing education: attends 20 hours of continuing education per year. Provides 10 hours of in-service education to staff per year.
- Provides full time clinical experience to students and community education lectures.
- Acts as mentor to lower level staff and new staff.
- Participates in orienting, teaching, guiding and evaluating assisting staff.
- Assists with annual competency training and verification.
- Assists with scheduling patients and achieving appropriate staffing.
- Provides coverage in program coordinators absence as requested.
- Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education Skills Experience:
MASTER'S LVL DGRE
Other Information:
Required: Minimum Experience: three years Desired: Functional Independent Measurement (FIM) certification and CPR certification.
Working Conditions:
Manual: Some manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
Credentials:ASHA,SPT
Company: Danbury Hospital
Org Unit: 183
Department: I/P Physical Medicine
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $41.00 - $76.16 Hourly
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