Speech Therapist

Essential Job Responsibilities

1. Performs evaluations, develops patient specific goals, and implements treatment programs.

2. Evaluates the effects of treatment, assesses progress, provides medically necessary modifications to ongoing treatment plans.

3. Documents patient care services timely and according to accepted regulatory, corporate, and professional guidelines.

4. Communicates and documents the need for supplies and adaptive equipment for patients to facilitate independence. Instructs, trains, and documents the use of recommended equipment.

5. Instruct patients, families and/or caregivers in maintenance programs or recommending continued community follow-up programs.

6. Develops and implements in-service programs for the interdisciplinary team (IDT), patients, family in swallowing disorders, cognition, communication, and health promotion.

7. Refers other disciplines to provide skilled services for functional deficits or implementation/revision of restorative or maintenance programs.

8. Recommends continued community follow-up programs, and equipment to facilitate highest level of independence.

9. Maintains patient care standards for the care of a patient with a tracheostomy, ventilator, and/or g-tube.

10. Participates and contributes to patient care meetings, to advocate and provide the appropriate care for the patient. Attend other related meetings

11. Understanding of post-acute facility regulations and guidelines, for various governing bodies. Including but not limited to company compliance program and code of conduct, and HIPAA.

12. Promotes a safe operating environment to eliminate work place hazards.

13. Ensures proper operation of equipment by complying with company procedures and following manufacturer’s instructions/guidelines.

14. Performs other related duties as required.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Minimum Qualifications Requirements

1. Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Speech-Language Pathology.

2. Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

3. Current license as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of Hawaii. Must maintain active license in good standing throughout employment.

4. Experience working with a variety of diagnosis and equipment. Including but not limited to, dysphagia and alternate augmentative communication devices.

5. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Must maintain certification throughout employment.

6. Ability to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Vital Stim Certification

2. Tracheostomy and Ventilatory experience.

3. Passy Muir Valve experience

4. FEES Study Interpretation

5. National Provider Identifier.