Speech Pathologist Per Diem

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for diagnostic and treatment services for clients of all ages with speech and language impairments, hearing disorders and dysphagia. Maintains a level of clinical productivity commensurate with departmental standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administers, diagnoses, interprets evaluations based on standard/recommended techniques and pertinent background information.
• Communicates evaluation results and recommendations in a comprehensive manner as reported in patient surveys.
• Demonstrates ability to address and prioritize treatment goals in a creative/functional manner within the therapy session to facilitate optimal progress/skill level.
• Appropriately adapts standard methods of evaluation/treatment techniques to elicit relevant and functional data when necessary.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the client/family member and uses praise and other reinforcements to encourage appropriate behavior.
• Demonstrates reasonable expectations of clients, family members and other professionals cognizant of the limitations under which they may be functioning.
• Regularly maintains communication with the client and caregivers concerning treatment techniques, goals, home programs and discharge transition to facilitate carryover of progress made.
• Write diagnostic evaluation and treatment progress reports in a clear, concise, and accurate manner, within the time frames specified by departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates an ability to organize and achieve quality performance in new routines, procedures and skills, able to adjust to change.
• Maintains a minimum standard of productivity per established Center policy as the client workload remains constant and adjusts schedule in view of fluctuations in the client workload.
• Accepts emergency/priority clients as assigned.
• Responds to fluctuations in workload by accepting/requesting additional evaluations, rescheduling cancellations, seeing walk-in clients, developing new service options.
• Utilizes downtime effectively to perform documentation duties, self-education and/or department projects.
• Willingly takes on additional responsibility for departmental projects (community service, inservices, health fairs, performance improvement), which ensures continued growth of the department and hospital.
• Initiates and practices constructive confrontation, exercising considerable discretion, keeping open channels of communication in dealing with co-workers and supervisors.
• Actively participates in or initiates suggestions for determining innovative solutions to problems encountered in day-to-day operations which will make the department run more smoothly.
• Ensures that all billing duties are completed promptly and accurately.
• Consistently enforces/reinforces the cancellation/timeliness policies with clients, and demonstrates ability to terminate treatment appropriately.
• Completes work assignments within an acceptable time frame.
• Uses time and resources to the best possible advantage for successful completion of job responsibilities.
• Develops and maintains efficient working relationships.
• Is reliable in respect to attendance.
• Is Reliable in respect to punctuality.
• Recognizes the importance of team efforts and partners with others to achieve positive outcomes

CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS:

• Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: inservices, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and inservices and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: inservices, formal educational programs, other work groups and on-the-job training).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and inservices and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/LICENSURE/TECHNICAL/OTHER:

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology
• ASHA Certification/eligibility (CFY)
• Mass State License/eligibility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with pediatric and adult populations.