Outpatient & Inpatient. Full-time, 40 hours per week, Day shift
Job Summary:
Administers diagnostic testing and provides comprehensive clinical treatment.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Administers diagnostic testing procedures to determine extent of patient's impairment and the prognosis for improvement. Identifies pertinent patient problems.
- Sets objective, measurable treatment goals, incorporating patient's goals for functional outcomes. Establishes treatment plans.
- Performs treatment procedures and adapts equipment and therapy techniques to meet patient needs. Reevaluates patients, modifies treatment plan and procedures based on patient's progress.
- Coordinates and performs Modified Barium Swallow Studies with the Radiology Department.
- Provides objective, analytical documentation of patient care, patient/family education, and information regarding units of services. Communicates with medical/allied health personnel regarding patient progress, needs, and discharge planning.
- Provides optimal age-appropriate care to population served. This may include infants (birth to 1 year), toddlers (1 to 3 years), preschool children (3 to 5 years), school age children (6 to 12 years), adolescents (12 to 18 years), young adults (19 to 45 years), middle adults (45 to 59 years), and late adults (60 years and older).
- Enhances professional growth through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
- Observes and follows established safety rules at all times, using all safeguards and safety equipment provided.
- Consistently meets work schedules.
- Demonstrates flexibility when goals, strategies, priorities or tasks change.
- Attends meetings as required
- Serves as a clinical resource for areas of expertise.
- Participates in quality improvement efforts.
- Manages time effectively and completes tasks within scheduled time frames.
- Demonstrates initiative and effective problem-solving skills within the scope of the position.
- Answers department telephones and provides information regarding speech therapy services.
- Performs other duties as needed.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient information in accordance with Hospital policy and applicable statutes and regulations.