What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist SLP position at Yorktown Manor?
Yorktown Manor has an amazing opportunity for a New 20 hour a week PRN Speech Language Pathologist to join their In-House Rehab team in Yorktown, IN.
Yorktown Manor is an outstanding skilled nursing facility offering residents of Delaware County, Indiana and surrounding area a uniquely energetic brand of rehab - Because vitality is vital to your recovery journey. We offer short-term and long-term rehab, memory care, and hospice. Premier care, home-like warmth, and zesty activities stimulate our residents' recovery process.
Our mission at Yorktown Manor is to transform rehabilitation and nursing care in the Yorktown community as the elite provider of post-acute healthcare for short-term and long-term patients.
Yorktown Manor is a comprehensive skilled nursing facility, located just minutes from area hospitals, that specializes in post-acute care for individuals. We offer a wide variety of activities, programs and services specifically tailored to the individual needs of our residents, including physical, occupational and speech therapy; pharmacogenetics to help identify the most effective medications and dosages; and specialty education and training for staff.
Salary Range : $50 -$60 per hour
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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Salary : $50 - $60