Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Company: Genesis HealthCare
Location: Kannapolis
Posted on: June 22, 2022
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Job Description:
Powerback is a new way of delivering recovery, rehabilitation,
respiratory, and wellness services to patients across the nation.
We deliver an empowered approach to achieving your full potential
by providing integrated and individualized solutions. Our
reimagined approach to rehabilitation connects directly to the
patient experience, which is centered on transforming the road to
recovery for everyone and helping patients get their power back .
It's patient-centered care that provides a sustainable way of
feeling better, moving better, breathing better, and living
better.POSITION SUMMARY: The Speech Language Pathologist organizes
and provides speech-language services for the agency to facilitate
rehabilitation. They direct patient participation in selected tasks
to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. Also, the Speech
Language Pathologist facilitates the learning of those skills and
functions essential for communication and swallowing, to diminish
or remediate disorders or deficits. They direct activities to
promote and maintain health, within the scope of practice and
consistent with the Code of Ethics of the
profession.RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:As necessary or
applicable, supervision of CFYs temporary licensees, students and
support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements
and professional standards.Responsible for the effective and
efficient delivery of rehab services; adherence to an established
plan of care, department and patient(s)' schedule, and timely
documentation of services.Attends and contributes to patient care,
staffing conferences and other related meetings.Makes referrals to
other disciplines, agencies in order to address the comprehensive
needs of the patient.Consults with other members of the
rehabilitation team to select the most appropriate therapeutic
regimen consistent with the needs and capabilities of each
patient.Adapts program and/or plan of care according to the needs
of the individual patient.Promotes a safe environment and enforces
the elimination of fire and safety hazards.Orders supplies and
equipment as necessary.Cleans, maintains, identifies, and reports
the need for repair of equipment, as necessary.Puts Patient Service
first, ensuring that residents and families receive the highest
quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which
recognizes the individual's needs and rightsScreens, examines and
evaluates patients, including history, systems review, and
application of appropriate tests and measures, synthesis
information and interprets examination findings in order to
establish a diagnosis, identify impairments, determine the
predicted level of improvement and the time required to achieve it,
identify precautions/contraindications and design and plan of care.
Develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration
with the patient and caregivers, implements the speech language
pathology treatment plan, and completes all related documentation
and record keeping regarding these services. Services include but
are not limited to application of therapeutic techniques in areas
such as cognitive-communication, speech intelligibility, oral motor
skills, swallowing , disorders/dysphagia, perceptual abilities, , o
rientation, memory, pragmatics, psychosocial expression, functional
communication.Coordinates the acquisition of adaptive communication
devices and instructs patients in their use.Facilitates
identification of hearing deficits and appropriately refers for
assessment, diagnosis rehabilitation and/or personal
amplification.Selects appropriate activities suited to the
individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level and
interest.Instructs patients in the skills and techniques required
for participation in therapeutic activities, and evaluates patient
progress, attitudes and behavior as related to rehabilitative
potential.Performs routine reexamination as needed/required to
modify/progress plan of treatment.Performs other related duties as
required.SHARESTH1Qualifications: SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL/VOCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS: They must possess a master's degree in
Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative
Disorders or similarly titled area that is consistent and
acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
They must possess or be eligible for a Certificate of Clinical
Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA) or be eligible to participate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow.
The Speech Language Pathologist must be licensed, certified or
credentialed, as required in the state of practice. To protect the
health and safety of our patients, residents, employees, family
members, and the communities we serve, Powerback has implemented a
universal COVID-19 vaccination requirement for employees, care
partners, and onsite vendors unless the employee is approved for a
reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, or
sincerely held religious belief.Requisition Number: 415126
Keywords: Genesis HealthCare, Kannapolis , Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Healthcare , Kannapolis, North Carolina
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