Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Forest Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is prioritizing employee happiness and experience with higher wages, sign-on bonuses, and a friendly workplace culture. Are you passionate about helping others and making a difference in the lives of the residents?

WHY WORK FOR US? WE OFFER:

• Pay Rate: $53-$60/hr

• Medical / Dental / Vision insurance

• Generous paid time off (PTO) package

• Paid holidays

• Full-time, part-time, and per diem shifts available

• Day shift, evening shift, night shift, and weekend shifts available

• Flexible scheduling for a work-life balance

• Weekly employee appreciation events; we love to celebrate our team!

• FUN and friendly work atmosphere - GREAT leadership team!

We are located at 497 Mount Prospect Ave,Newark NJ, 07401.

Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) Job Summary:

The purpose of the Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) position is to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to evaluate, treat, document and /or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to swallow or communicate due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing to develop communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) Major Duties and Critical Tasks.

• Evaluate resident’s functional needs when referred by the resident’s attending physician or interdisciplinary team.

• Follow physician’s orders, facility policies and procedures to evaluate and treat residents and complete required documentation for care provided.

• Assist the DON in establishing communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

• Participate in discharge planning when appropriate.

• Perform diagnostic tests, evaluate and document evaluations of referred residence in accordance with facility policies and procedures.

• Provide appropriate treatment to help resident maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

• Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures, and assistive devices to prevent decline in resident’s function.

• Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

• Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.

• Perform all duties as assigned in an effective timely and professional manner.
  

Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP )Required Education and Experience:

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of practice.

• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;

• Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma and work experience necessary for such a certificate and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language Hearing association examination for certification, or;

• Have completed the necessary work and education requirements as indicated by school transcript or diploma and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.

• Solid computer skills: prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.