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Job Description
Job Description
Liberty Health Care Center in Liberty, TX has an amazing opportunity for a Full Time & PRN Speech Language Pathologist to join their In-House Therapy Team.
Liberty Health Care Center specializes in therapeutic services such as Physical, Occupational, and Speech. We have an on-site Medical Director who rounds once a week; Nurse Practitioner who rounds 3 times a week; Certified Wound Care Physician who rounds once a week, a treatment nurse, and 24-hour nursing care (RN, LVN & CNA). Quality of Life Managers are on site to provide life enrichment experiences. They always encourage our residents to stay active and involved socially, which keeps their moral high and speeds recovery. Our facility offers similar benefits of a hospital, in a home like setting, to ensure a more comfortable recovery. We are designed for those in need of extra assistance in their recovery, with the goal in mind to become healthier and stronger before going back to their day-to-day lives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Evaluate Residents conditions for swallowing or cognitive deficits
- Help Residents in their goals to improve Cognition of 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 client, 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
Career Advantages :
The rehab team is strategically designed with growth, opportunity, and career enrichment in mind! We believe our commitment to compassionate care, innovative solutions, patient focused programs and a reward-for-results culture will enrich the lives of patients and employees alike. Don’t wait to start making a difference – the change begins today.
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