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　　Clinical Specialist Speech Therapist , Speech Therapy

　　PRN/OCC, Hours Vary, Day Shift

　　Parkwest Overview:

　　Since admitting our first patient in 1973, Parkwest has been at the vanguard of healthcare in East Tennessee. We are an eight-time Top 100 Heart Hospital and have received multiple awards for excellence in emergency care, clinical practice, and patient satisfaction. Learn more about our professional accolades.

　　Position Summary:

　　Under general direction, plans, evaluates and implements treatment programs for speech therapy patients. While maintaining a patient load, assumes additional responsibility of program development, staff training and orientation, and consultation in area of expertise for fellow staff members.

　　Recruiter: Jason Shubert || [email protected] || 865-374-5393

　　Responsibilities

　　Advanced clinical practice – including evaluation and specialized treatment of patients.

　　Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.

　　Involves patient and family in treatment, education and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs and discharge planning.

　　Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.

　　Serves as resource person for staff and senior staff on an ongoing basis.

　　Provides 8 hours education/mentorship time per year. This includes:

　　Peer counseling /Mentorship

　　Community lectures/Volunteer

　　Orientation of new staff in area of specialty

　　In-services/Case Studies

　　Lunch and Learns

　　Development, implementation and evaluation of standards of care and evidence based practice:

　　Evidence base practice protocols

　　Clinical outcomes analysis and communication to team

　　New policy development

　　QI/QA

　　Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.

　　Meets established targets for: Quality/outcome measures

　　Service/patient satisfaction measures

　　Financial/productivity measures

　　Growth/patients-per-day measures

　　Demonstrates leadership including but not limited to:

　　Development and implementation of new and current programs.

　　Participates in training, orientation and supervision of support staff.

　　Participates in orientation of new licensed staff in area of specialty

　　Acts as Clinical Instructor for at least one student per year as available.

　　Participates in peer evaluations for competency assessment.

　　Assists with continuing education courses hosted by Covenant Health.

　　Complete partnering activities per established targets per month.

　　Physician office visits

　　Community lectures/volunteer

　　Case Manager visits/marketing

　　Provide in-services

　　Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.

　　Performs other duties as assigned.

　　Qualifications

　　Minimum Education:None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

　　Minimum Experience:Four (4) years of experience with a minimum of three (3) years in specialty area.

　　Professional organization membership preferredLicensure Requirement:Must have and maintain Tennessee State Speech Pathology Licensure, with achievement of at least one (1) of the following at time of hire or placement in the position:

　　Advanced degree in specialty area

　　Advanced degree associated with specialty area

　　Professionally recognized certification in specialty area

　　100 hours (10 CEU’s) of continued education

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　　Job Title CLIN SPEC-ST

　　ID 3922561

　　Facility Parkwest Medical Center

　　Department Name SPEECH THERAPY