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Speech Pathologist – Per Diem

flagstaff, az • Posted 6 days ago
Onsite Full Time Bio & Pharmacology & Health

Responsibilities

  • Provides appropriate supervision to supportive personnel (Techs, students) while assuming responsibility for care of patient.
  • Attends and actively participates in patient team conferences and family conferences.
  • Determines needs for follow up outpatient therapy and makes post-discharge recommendations.
  • Documents within EMR and charting accurately reflects a logical flow between data collected, action taken, and patients response to the action.
  • Plans specific measures to meet assessed learning needs and documents in patient record.
  • Recognizes and addresses patient, family, and appropriate others in the learning needs of the individual.
  • Present information clearly and in a manner appropriate to the level of patient and family understanding.
  • Implements the treatment plan and evaluates and records the patient responses to the treatment sessions.
  • Participates in the development of individual discharge plans that are responsive to patient/family concerns.
  • Able to revise/update plan based on assessment.
  • Acts as a resource person to peers within the rehabilitation department, fielding questions, mentoring, or providing educational opportunities.
  • Acts as a resource person to other departments and community, fielding questions, mentoring, or providing educational opportunities.
  • Reviews patient's history and appropriate data prior to initiating evaluation.
  • Evaluate and treat patients without a physician order or referral as established by Board of Medical Directors Rule.
  • Assists patients and families in planning for discharge.
  • Responsible for reporting any safety-related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety-related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
  • Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee's area of responsibility.
  • If required for the position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
  • Completes all company mandatory modules and required job-specific training in the specified time frame.
  • Meets productivity goals according to departmental standards.
  • Attends 75% of department monthly meetings in a 12-month period; responsible for 100% of the meeting content from minutes.
  • Responds to new orders promptly in compliance with department policy.
  • Maintains timely and accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, EMR entries, and patient responses; completes charges in a timely manner and according to proper procedures.

Requirements

  • Master's degree - Required
  • Current license in the state of Arizona - Required
  • BLS (American Heart Association) - Required upon date of hire.
  • Fingerprint Clearance Card application number - Required upon hire
  • Fingerprint Clearance Card - Required within 90 days of hire
  • Minimum one (1) year experience in area of specialty - Preferred

Hard Skills

  • Patient Evaluation
  • Treatment Planning
  • Discharge Planning
  • Safety Compliance
  • Documentation Accuracy

Soft Skills

  • Clear Communication
  • Mentoring
  • Team Collaboration
  • Patient Advocacy

Certifications & Qualifications

  • BLS Certification
  • Fingerprint Clearance Card

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