What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Therapist - Per Diem, Days position at Anna Jaques Hospital?
Job Type: Per Diem
Time Type: Part time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
Join Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH), a distinguished not-for-profit community hospital nestled in the picturesque coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Since 1884, AJH has been a cornerstone of healthcare excellence in the Merrimack Valley, North Shore, and Southern New Hampshire regions, renowned for our commitment to high-quality care and exceptional patient satisfaction. Located just 35 miles northeast of Boston, AJH offers the perfect blend of a supportive community hospital environment and the vast opportunities that come with being part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the region. As a member of our team, you'll be part of a network of over 39,000 caregivers and staff dedicated to providing extraordinary care to more than 1.7 million people from 150 cities and towns across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Discover a rewarding career at AJH, where you can make a meaningful impact within a close-knit community while advancing your professional growth within a thriving healthcare system.
Are you ready to become a part of our dynamic team where you can grow and advance, all while making a difference in patient’s lives?
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Performs clinical evaluation and re-evaluation according to physician order and department guideline.
- Provides Speech/Language therapy modalities, manual techniques to all patients referred by physician based upon the needs of the patient as a result of the evaluation, re-evaluation and daily assessment.
- Documents the results of the evaluation, re-evaluation and daily progress for all dates of service in acceptable format in the patient chart.
- Supervises Speech/Language therapy students in the respective departmental section.
- Performs services in a location in which competency with the patient population has been demonstrated at the discretion of the Department Director.
- Presents a professional image and independently assume responsibility for professional growth and development and that of promoting the goals and mission of the department and Anna Jaques Hospital.
- Communicates appropriately with all staff, hospital employees, patients and physicians.
- In conjunction with the departmental secretary ensures that the proper insurance and patient information is in the chart and that all payer guidelines are being followed.
- Independently review orders and communicate effectively with the nursing, medical and support staff, completes all requested treatments and provide the necessary information in the proper documentation format.
- Mentor's new employees.
- Effectively manages the oversight of all CSLPA, aides and athletic trainers acting as aides in the environment in which the Speech/Language therapist is the evaluating therapist, and the treatment plan is being carried out.
Scheduled Hours: Per Diem
Work Shift: Days
Education Required: Minimum of a bachelor's degree from an accredited College or University.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- Massachusetts Speech Language Pathologist licensure, or for new graduates, enrollment in a fellowship for 36 weeks with a preceptor, who must be a MA state licensed Speech Language Pathologist.
- BLS
Benefits working at Anna Jaques Hospital:
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Development and Opportunities
- Free On-Site Parking
- Discounts/Savings on various businesses.
- Health and Wellness activities
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