Job Summary:

The Speech Language Therapist (SLP) will evaluates patient’s communication, cognition and swallowing abilities, provides goal directed, activity oriented treatment to promote optimal communication, cognition, and/or swallowing skills. The SLP will ensures continuation of performance through effective education of the patient, family or support system. The SLP will be cross-trained to support Respiratory Therapy in incentive spirometry and diaphragmatic weights.

Duties/Responsibilities:

· Plan, manage, and coordinate patient evaluations and treatments based upon age-specific needs.

· Evaluate patients referred, incorporating data from the medical record and assessing disorders of swallowing, motor-speech, language, voice, fluency, and cognitive-linguistic functioning, and rehabilitation potential.

· Correlate data from the evaluation to determine individualized plan of care, directed toward short- and long-term goals.

· Follow all established policies and procedures for documentation and form completion.

· Administer treatment requiring the advanced skills and knowledge of a specialist, including swallowing, oral-motor skills, language skills, written communication, dysarthria, apraxia, language, voice, fluency, cognitive-linguistic functioning, and audiological screening.

· Determine appropriateness of patient’s response to treatment and consult with physician concerning modifications in plan of care.

· Analyze tasks and adapt the environment, tools, materials, treatments to the needs of patients and their sociocultural context.

· Analyze tasks and adapt the environment, tools, materials, treatments to the needs of patients and their sociocultural context.

· Use supplies in a cost-efficient way and perform the appropriate charge capture procedure.

· Design individualized home programs and educate patients, family and ancillary personnel in specific procedure, equipment utilization and home programs.

· Schedule patients for treatments according to volume of patient load and demand, including coordinating patient’s schedule with other services and non-direct care tasks.

· Delegate patient treatment to support personnel according to their expertise/experience, maintaining the responsibility for the patient and treatment programs at all times.

· Any and all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

· Excellent customer service skills.

· Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

· Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

· Strong supervisory and leadership skills.

· Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

· Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.

· Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

· Ability to communicate effectively with physicians, staff, patients, families

· Protect confidentiality in all areas as applicable Knowledge of legal and ethical considerations in occupational therapy practice

· Ability to keep accurate records and write meaningful reports

· Ability to execute therapeutic procedures and manipulate special equipment accurately and safely

Education, Licenses, Certifications and Experience:

· Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA and/or has current Clinical Fellowship Year plan

· Licensed or licensure eligible in state of Oklahoma

· Current CPR certification

· Current ACLS certification

· Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology preferred

· (3) years of rehab Speech Pathology experience preferred