Per diem Speech Therapist

Speech Therapist - Speech-Language Pathologist - SLP

Barnegat Nursing and Rehab Center

POSITION SUMMARY

Barnegat Nursing and Rehab center is looking for a Speech Therapist. A therapist’s overall responsibility is to manage the care of the patient/resident, managing quality of all related outcomes. The therapist participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team. Manages resources to meet the needs of the patient/resident and related customers balancing outcomes and cost effective and efficient treatment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides and directs patient/resident rehabilitation care within all general accepted practice methods, meeting all facility, state, federal, and accrediting standards.
• Evaluates patients/resident needs and establishes effective and efficient treatment plans for the patient/residents assigned.
• Manages and coordinates the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines as indicated.
• Participates in the screening of all patients according to directed schedules and practices.
• Provides feedback o the Team Leader on all clinical and rehabilitation issues.
• Participates in all facility directed processes and services.
• Shows effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities.
• Performs necessary clinical documentation to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements.
• Maintains complete, accurate and timely billing records to meet facility, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements
• Assists with marketing efforts as directed.
• Participates in in-service training programs as requested
• May travel to other facilities to provide services
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Graduate of an accredited college or university with minimally a bachelors degree in physical therapy or occupational therapy, or a masters degree in speech-language pathology and/or equivalent certification accepted by the designated professional accrediting body
• Actively licensed therapist in assigned state(s) of employment as a Speech Language Pathologist, Physical or Occupational Therapist or related health care profession
• Must have at minimum 1 (one) year of experience