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About the Role

This Per Diem Speech Therapist position involves evaluating, diagnosing, and treating swallowing and communicative impairments. The role requires developing treatment plans, instructing patients and families, and maintaining thorough documentation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing and communicative impairments.
• Development of appropriate long and short term goals and a thorough treatment care plan.
• Modify care plan appropriately and in a timely manner when needed.
• Effectively instruct patients/residents/families in technique and home programs.
• Leaves a written, clear treatment plan on all assigned patients/residents.
• Completion of initial evaluations, clinical swallowing evaluations, progress notes, daily billing, discharge summaries, and all other miscellaneous facility forms as necessary.
• Organize schedule of patient/resident treatments.
• Recommends equipment and/or supplies when inventory demonstrates the need to reorder.
• Attends one or more continuing educational programs and/or equivalent annually and provides staff in-service.
• Provide at least one inservice per year for the department facility staff as well as review current literature on clinical topics.
• Create a positive and constructive learning environment with the student.
• Actively participates in own performance appraisal evaluation and sets self-goals to accomplish during the following years.
• Successfully completes competency checklist/test.
• Maintains level of productivity as established for the department.
• Participates in department QA programs, including collecting of data, analysis, and documentation review.
• Proficient computer skills and ability to work in electronic medical record software with timeliness.
• Performs duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards and in adherence with the facility's corporate compliance plan and all governing laws.
• Adheres to the facility's confidentiality statement in accessing and safeguarding protected health information (PHI) of residents and employees.
• Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• M.S. degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent from an accredited program.
• Current New York State license.
• Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Skills

• Proficient computer skills
• Ability to work in electronic medical record software

Location

• New Hartford, NY 13413

Work Type

• Per Diem
• Flexible

Education Level

• Graduate Degree

Salary/Compensations

• $75.00 - $75.00 Hourly

About the Company

• Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center Inc. endeavors to make applying for a position accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact HR Department/Recruiter/Human Resources at HR_Dept@Sitrin.com

Equal Opportunity

• Sitrin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.