Forest Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Healing is prioritizing employee happiness and experience with higher wages, sign-on bonuses, and a friendly workplace culture. Are you passionate about helping others and making a difference in the lives of the residents?
We are located at 497 Mount Prospect Ave, Newark NJ, 07401.
WHY WORK FOR US? WE OFFER:
- Pay Rate: $53-$60/hr
- Medical / Dental / Vision insurance
- Generous paid time off (PTO) package
- Paid holidays
- Full-time, part-time, and per diem shifts available
- Day shift, evening shift, night shift, and weekend shifts available
- Flexible scheduling for a work-life balance
- Weekly employee appreciation events; we love to celebrate our team!
- FUN and friendly work atmosphere - GREAT leadership team!
Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) / Speech Therapist Job Summary:
The purpose of the Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) position is to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to evaluate, treat, document and /or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to swallow or communicate due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing to develop communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.
Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) Major Duties and Critical Tasks.
- Evaluate resident’s functional needs when referred by the resident’s attending physician or interdisciplinary team.
- Follow physician’s orders, facility policies and procedures to evaluate and treat residents and complete required documentation for care provided.
- Assist the DON in establishing communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.
- Participate in discharge planning when appropriate.
- Perform diagnostic tests, evaluate and document evaluations of referred residence in accordance with facility policies and procedures.
- Provide appropriate treatment to help resident maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.
- Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures, and assistive devices to prevent decline in resident’s function.
- Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.
- Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.
- Perform all duties as assigned in an effective timely and professional manner.
Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP )Required Education and Experience:
- A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of practice.
- Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;
- Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma and work experience necessary for such a certificate and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language Hearing association examination for certification, or;
- Have completed the necessary work and education requirements as indicated by school transcript or diploma and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
- Solid computer skills: prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.