Speech Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

Under the general supervision of the Behavioral Health Program Director, Speech Therapists (STs) work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure speech goals are targeted in all settings. Companion Plus Care strives to understand the developmental needs of every client. Our team of skilled Speech Therapists conduct a thorough evaluation and then use proven strength-based approaches to help clients become successful and confident communicator.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate levels of speech, language, or swallowing difficulty. Identify clients' goals for treatment.

• Assessing the home and work environments of clients and deciding what adjustments are needed.

• Create and carry out an individualized treatment plan that addresses specific functional needs.

• Teach clients how to make sounds, improve their voices, and maintain fluency.

• Assessing, diagnosing, screening, and preventing language, speech, and swallowing disorders.

• Communicating with the patient, and liaising with their family members, physicians, and teachers to design effective treatment plans.

• Evaluates effects of treatment at various stages and adjusts treatments to achieve maximum benefit.

• Evaluating patient progress and implementing changes to therapy programs as required.

• Maintaining professional knowledge and technical progress to provide clients with the best treatment program available.

• Complying with federal, state, and local certification requirements.

• Evaluating patient condition regarding physical and basic mental health.

• Attending all required leadership training meetings.

• Completes documentation as required.

• Maintains all updated credentials standards and trainings.

• Performs other position-related duties as assigned, depending on assignment setting.

 

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills

• Knowledge of behavioral health and mental health principles and practices.

• Knowledge of and developing treatment plans.

• Knowledge of developing speech disorders and available therapies

• Knowledge of community integration development.

• Knowledge of CMS, MDHHS policies, rules, regulations, and procedures

• Assessment Skills.

• Evaluation Skills.

• Organizational Skills.

• Decision Making Skills.

• Teamwork Skills.

• Sound understanding of speech-related disorders and treatments.

• Ability to communicate orally.

• Ability to communicate in writing.

• Ability to work effectively with others.

• Ability to work with an ethnically, linguistically, culturally, economically, and socially diverse population.

• Comfortable using a computer for various tasks.