Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

Mary Free Bed at Munson Cadillac - Cadillac

Primarily Peds, some Adult population

Cadillac

PRN - hours vary

Assumes full responsibility for evaluating patient'sneedfor speech therapy. Plans and executes individual treatment programs in accordance withASHA and SLP scope of practice.

Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education,evidence-based research, and program development. Perform job responsibilities in accordance withthe program's strategicobjectivesand goals to carry out organizational strategic objectives.

Each job responsibility is related to the MFB Pillars of Excellence. The responsibility isidentifiedto a pillar by the following letters: Q (Quality), S (Service), P (People), G (Growth), F (Financial).

• Staff will provide patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their license, certification or registration and as required by law and regulation.

• Provides patient care.(Q)

• Evaluates patient condition.

• Establishes treatment goals in collaboration withpatientand family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team. Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible. Establisheswrittentreatmentplan, and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.
  
  Delegates responsibilities to Speech Assistants as appropriate.

• Re-evaluates patient'sstatus and effects of treatment.
  
  Revisestreatmentplanas necessary. Reviews revised goals withpatientand family as appropriate.

• Evaluates patient'sneed for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary.
  
  Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient,patient'sfamily, and health care workers on its use.

• Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support/services, and environmental limitations.

• Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardwarerequiredto meet job responsibilities.(Q)

• Documents patient's status and progress throughinitialevaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal/external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q)

• Communicates with others to integrate speech language pathology services with all aspects of patient care. (Q,S)

• Participates in conferences/discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integratespeechlanguage pathology treatment plan.

• Instructs the patient and the family in speech language pathology procedures as part of providing patient and family education including writteninstructionsas necessary.

• Attends various meetings and in-services as designated. (Q,P)

• Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control. (Q)

• Meets or exceeds program productivity expectations. (F)

• Provides discipline specific coverage (following cross training) within the Mary Free Bed system as requested.(F,S)

• Adheres to the Mary Free Bed Standards of Behavior when working with patients,coworker sand members of the community.(Q,S,P)

• Supports program operations as assigned. (Q, S, P, G,
  
  F)

• May perform the following items to meet programor hospital needs.(Q, S, P, G,
  
  F)

• Participates in orientation and training ofnew staff.(Q,P)

• Serves as clinical instructor for speechlanguagepathology students and supervises CFY as needed.
  
  Supervises,teaches and evaluatesskillsof students.
  
  Communicates with participating universitiesregardingskilllevel of students.(S)

• Participates in program development and/or research activities.

• Meet or exceed clinical outcome collection standardsestablishedby department leadership.

• Meet or exceed clinical outcome…