SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

Company: Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Location: Stratford
Posted on: March 11, 2023

Job Description:

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - Speech Therapist
Purpose of Your Job Position
The primary purpose of your job position is to plan, organize, develop, direct and perform Speech Therapy Services in accordance with current applicable federal, state, and local standards, guidelines and regulations, and as may be directed by the administrator, to assure that the highest degree of quality resident care can be maintained at all times.
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Delegation of Authority
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As the Speech Language Pathologist you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out you're assigned duties.
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Job Functions
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Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties you will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.
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Duties and Responsibilities
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Administrative and Surveillance Functions
- - - - - - - Assist in planning, developing, organizing, implementing, evaluating, and directing speech therapy, as well as its programs and activities, in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the facility.
- - - - - - - Meet with administration, medical and nursing staff, as well as other related departments in planning therapy services.
- - - - - - - Represent the facility at and participate in meetings as directed.
- - - - - - - Implement speech therapy standards as directed.
- - - - - - - Collaborate with team members in developing, implementing and coordinating rehabilitation policies and procedures, pre-admission screening, resident care plans, MDS information, resident assessments, etc.
- - - - - - - Assist in standardizing the methods in which speech therapy will be accomplished.
- - - - - - - Assist in developing, implementing and coordinating policies and procedures; resident care plans, speech therapy procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc.
- - - - - - - Assist in reviewing speech therapy policies, procedures, manuals, job descriptions, etc., at least annually, and participate in making recommended changes.
- - - - - - - Develop program goals and assess the need for clinical equipment and supplies. - Participates in budget planning and preparation as desired by the facility.
- - - - - - - Interpret speech therapy policies and procedures to personnel, residents, family members, etc., as necessary.
- - - - - - - Participate in discharge planning, development and implementation of resident care plans, resident assessments, etc., as necessary.
- - - - - - - Assist the Program Director in developing and implementing appropriate plans of action to correct identified deficiencies.
- - - - - - - Maintain treatment records, resident files, and progress notes as required.
- - - - - - - Track treatment for Medicare and HMO's.
- - - - - - - Work with the Program Director/Corporate Director of Rehabilitation as necessary and implement recommended changes as required.
- - - - - - - Responsible for submitting all clinical and billing documentation in a timely manner.
- - - - - - - Maintain an adequate liaison with families and residents.
- - - - - - - Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting to the administrator as required.
- - - - - - - Others as deemed necessary and appropriate, or as may be directed by the Program Director.
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Committee Functions
- - - - - - - Serve on, participate in, and/or attend various committees of the facility as required.
- - - - - - - Provide written and/or oral reports of the speech therapy programs and activities as required.
- - - - - - - Evaluate and implement recommendations from established committees as they may pertain to speech therapy services.
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Personnel Functions
- - - - - - - Maintain an excellent working relationship with the medical profession and other health related facilities and organizations.
- - - - - - - Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis, as well as a calm environment throughout the department.
- - - - - - - Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility to assure that services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
- - - - - - - Coordinate therapy services with Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and the Nursing Department.
- - - - - - - Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and hazardous chemicals in accordance with the facility's policies and procedures governing accidents and incidents.
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Therapy and Consultation Functions
- - - - - - - Review request for speech therapy and physicians' orders.
- - - - - - - Responsible for speech-language/swallow evaluations, treatments and other related activities at the facility.
- - - - - - - Conduct screenings of residents at regular intervals to determine need for intervention/treatment.
- - - - - - - Participate in the development and implementation of resident assessments (MDS) and care plans, including quarterly reviews.
- - - - - - - Develop treatment plan by identifying a problem list, including short and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals.
- - - - - - - Interpret and communicate evaluation findings to resident, family and other team members.
- - - - - - - Implements and conducts treatment as outlined in treatment plan.
- - - - - - - Demonstrate to residents and staff personnel, as necessary, the use of medical appliances involved in speech therapy.
- - - - - - - Perform speech therapy in resident's room as necessary.
- - - - - - - Reassure resident before and during therapy treatment.
- - - - - - - Recommend modifications or changes in the resident's therapy program based on own evaluation of progress.
- - - - - - - Ensure that all therapist notes are informative and descriptive of the care provided and of the resident's response to the care.
- - - - - - - Develop appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance the performance of the resident in his or her own environment.
- - - - - - - Consult with physicians/staff as necessary.
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Staff Development
- - - - - - - Develop and participate in programs designed for in-service education, on the job training and orientation classes for newly assigned personnel. (Includes maintaining appropriate recordkeeping requirements, of when classes were held, subject matter, attendance, etc.)
- - - - - - - Participate and assist in departmental studies and projects as assigned or that may become necessary.
- - - - - - - Attend and participate in workshops, seminars, etc., to keep abreast of current changes in the health care field, as well as to maintain a professional status.
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Safety and Sanitation
- - - - - - - Assist in developing safety standards for the therapy department.
- - - - - - - Ensure that speech therapy personnel, residents, visitors, etc., follow established policies and procedures at all times, including appropriate dress codes.
- - - - - - - Be alert for resident safety during any/all therapy.
- - - - - - - Assist in identifying and classifying departmental procedures that involve exposure to blood or body fluids.
- - - - - - - Ensure that adequate supplies of personal protective equipment are on hand and are readily available to personnel who perform procedures that involve exposure to blood or body fluids.
- - - - - - - Follow established infection control procedures when performing duties.
- - - - - - - Inspect speech therapy areas and practices for compliance with current applicable regulations at least monthly.
- - - - - - - Ensure that the therapy area is maintained in a clean and safe manner for resident comfort and convenience by assuring that necessary equipment and supplies are maintained to perform such duties/services.
- - - - - - - Follow the established procedure for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment to the Program Director/Administrator.
- - - - - - - Report missing/illegible labels or MSDSs to the safety officer or other designated person.
- - - - - - - Make appropriate reports to the Program Director as required or as may be necessary.
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Equipment and Supply Functions
- - - - - - - Recommend to the Program Director the equipment and supply needs of the department.
- - - - - - - Provide necessary material/equipment for resident to perform required therapy.
- - - - - - - Develop and implement procedures that ensure therapy supplies are used in an efficient manner to avoid waste.
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Care Plan Functions (Inpatient Program)
- - - - - - - Assist in developing speech therapy plans for individual residents in coordination and conjunction with the resident assessment (MDS).
- - - - - - - Review the speech therapy requirements of each resident admitted to the facility and assist the attending physician in planning for the resident's care.
- - - - - - - Involve the resident/family in planning objectives and goals for the resident.
- - - - - - - Ensure that speech therapy treatments are indicated on the care plan.
- - - - - - - Participate in the development and implementation of care plans, including quarterly reviews.
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Resident Rights
- - - - - - - Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information.
- - - - - - - Ensure that resident's rights to fair and equitable treatment, self determination, individuality, privacy, property and civil rights, including the right to wage a complaint, are well established and maintained at all times.
- - - - - - - Knock before entering the resident's room.
- - - - - - - Honor the resident's refusal of treatment request. Report such requests to the Director of Nursing Services.
- - - - - - - Abide by the resident's participation in treatment decision.
- - - - - - - Inform the resident of consequences of not participating in prescribed therapy and document such action in the resident's clinical record.
- - - - - - - Review complaints and grievances made by the resident, families, and/or visitors and make oral/written reports to the Program Director indicating what action(s) were taken to resolve the complaint or grievance.
- - - - - - - Maintain a written record of the resident's complaint and/or grievances that indicates the action taken to resolve the complaint and the current status of the complaint.
- - - - - - - Allow the resident to participate in the planning and scheduling of his or her treatment.
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Working Conditions
- - - - - - - Works in office areas, therapy rooms, resident rooms, etc.
- - - - - - - Moves intermittently during working hours.
- - - - - - - Is subject to frequent interruptions.
- - - - - - - Is involved with physicians, residents, personnel, visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
- - - - - - - Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset residents, family members, personnel, and visitors.
- - - - - - - Communicates with the medical staff, nursing personnel, and other department supervisors.
- - - - - - - Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary, as well as in other positions as needed.
- - - - - - - Is subject to callback during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
- - - - - - - Is subject to exercising and massaging residents.
- - - - - - - Must be constantly alert for resident safety.
- - - - - - - Attends and participates in continuing educational programs as may be required by current regulations.
- - - - - - - Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, assaults from hostile residents, etc., throughout the workday, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants.
- - - - - - - Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses.
- - - - - - - Is subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals.
- - - - - - - Is subject to lifting, carrying and supporting residents.
- - - - - - - Maintains a liaison with the residents, their families, other departments, etc., to adequately plan for the resident's speech therapy needs.
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Education Requirements
- - - - - - - - - Must possess, as a minimum, a Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.
- - - - - - - - - Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association preferred.
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Experience
- - - - - - - - - Experience in a therapist capacity in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility is preferred.
- - - - - - - - - Must have training in rehabilitative and restorative therapy practices.
- - - - - - - - - Must have an understanding of communication disorders resulting from neurological impairments.
- - - - - - - - - Must have experience in PPS/MDS.
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Specific Requirements
- - - - - - - Must possess a current, unencumbered license to practice as a Speech Language Pathologist in this state.
- - - - - - - Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- - - - - - - Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action in a timely fashion.
- - - - - - - Must possess effective interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills.
- - - - - - - Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
- - - - - - - Must be knowledgeable of speech therapy procedures.
- - - - - - - Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
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RHMLC
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