Speech PathologistReq #:0000135544

　　Category:Speech Therapy

　　Status:Per Diem

　　Shift:Day

　　Facility:Clara Maass Medical Center

　　Department:Speech Therapy

　　Location:

　　Clara Maass Medical Center, 1 CLARA MAASS DRIVE, BELLEVILLE, NJ 07109

　　Job Description

　　TitleSpeech Language Pathologist Inpatient

　　Department:Rehab ServicesSpeech Therapy

　　Job ClassificationPer Diem Staff SLP

　　Job Summary

　　Required:

　　Master s Degree in Speech Pathology.

　　NJ State Licensure.

　　Applicant should be able to work independently and perform bedside swallow evaluations, beside speech and language evaluations and necessary therapies.

　　Preferred:

　　ICU experience and with stroke patients.

　　Certificate of Clinical Competence.

　　Ability to perform MBSS.

　　Job Specific Requirements

　　Administers comprehensive diagnostic evaluations.

　　Identifies and assesses communication and/or swallowing disorders by evaluating etiology, case history, and test results.

　　Counsels patient/families regarding findings, treatment goals, progress, referrals, etc.

　　Interprets and offers findings to physicians, etc. and determines the need for additional referrals.

　　Provides thorough plan of treatment and appropriate therapy.

　　Prepares clear, technically sound, accurate and comprehensive documentation to include findings, impressions, recommendations, progress and other patient-related concerns.

　　Compiles accurate statistics, insurance forms, and charge sheets as necessary.

　　Promotes inter-disciplinary consultation, completes continuing education for licensure and professional growth and provides in-service presentations as appropriate

　　Timely response to professional concerns of a non-clinical nature (i.e.: telephone calls, response to student needs, and reply to correspondence.)

　　Carries out principles of positive patient relations.

　　Provides peer review, supervises clinical fellows or student interns.

　　Applies knowledge of growth and development over the life span.

　　Applies knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care.

　　Assess data reflective of each patient's status and interprets information needed in order to identify each patient's age requirements relative to age-specific health care needs.

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