About this role
About the Role We have an amazing opportunity for a Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist! We are looking for a SLP to join our in-house team of outstanding professionals that service our residents through person-centered care to achieve positive outcomes! What You'll Do
- Evaluate residents' conditions for swallowing or cognitive deficits.
- Help residents in their goals to improve cognition or swallowing.
- Education for residents and caregivers.
- Provide skilled, medically necessary speech and language therapy assessments as well as develop and implement individualized treatment plans to increase client’s independence and functioning.
- Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders.
- Provide training and education to clients, family, caregivers, and other professionals as a subject matter expert.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other professionals for diagnostic swallowing procedures (MBSS, FEES) as ordered by physician.
- Demonstrate competent technical skills according to current Speech Therapy standards of practice.
- Communicate changes in resident’s condition.
- Provide accurate and timely billing records and supporting clinical documentation.
- Respond to family requests and concerns timely.
- Coordinate and provide training with Restorative Nursing and other Care staff.
- Assure resident abuse or neglect does not occur.
- Observe confidentiality and safeguards for all patient information.
- Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements. What We're Looking For
- Active/Valid Texas license in Speech-Language Pathology.
- In good standing with all regulatory agencies and licensing boards.
- SNF/Long term care experience preferred.
- Knowledge of current treatment practices.
- Ability to manage varied patients.
- Clinical documentation skills. Compensation & Benefits
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Ancillary policies including AD&D, STD, Cardiac, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Confinement
- Whole and Term Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Immediate 401(k)