Speech -Language Pathologist

At
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago,we believe there is a better way to provide quality healthcare while achieving health equity. Our Chicago location looks forward to working closely with our neighbors and residents, to build a full-service community hospital in the Bronzeville area of Chicago; creating a comprehensive plan to increase services and meet community needs. With a growing team that is dedicated to delivering world-class service to everyone we meet, it is our mission to deliver the most compassionate, loving, expert, and impactful care in the world to our patients.

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Under the administrative direction of the Director of Rehabilitation Services and clinical supervision of the Speech-Language Pathologist II, functions as a member of the Speech Pathology Department. The Registry Speech-Language Pathologist provides differential clinical evaluations, plans and implements comprehensive treatment and participates in the discharge planning process for patients, ages (0 to 100+). Treatment intervention shall be provided using appropriate training, equipment, and supplies and based on sound principles of treatment and with the well-being of the patient considered foremost.

The Speech Pathologists I will comply with all HIPAA regulations regarding privacy and confidentiality. All services are provided in accordance with the Illinois State Practice Act and guidelines established by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association

These duties are to be performed in a highly confidential manner, in accordance with the mission, values and behaviors of Insight Hospital and Medical Center. Employees are further expected to provide a high quality of care, service, and kindness toward all patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and guests.

Patient Care Evaluations

• Performs evaluations in accordance with departmental protocol and accepted practice standards.

Evaluations are conducted in a polite and courteous manner with special consideration given to the dignity of the patient and confidentiality of the information

Determines the differential diagnosis for inpatients and outpatients, through review of the case history, medical information, administration of appropriate tests, and clinical observations.

• Determines prognosis and formulates recommendations.
• Refers patients to appropriate sources for additional assessment

Provides re-evaluation of patients to determine progress.

• Schedules outpatient evaluations as appropriate.

• Prepares functional treatment plans for all patients

includes patient and family/significant others in establishing goals/objectives.

• Determines comprehensive program for remediation with regard to specific communication, cognitive and/or swallowing disorder(s).

Projects number of treatment sessions and/or probable duration of treatment in accordance with type and severity of disorder.

Prepares sufficient documentation to allow other clinicians to treat the patient

Prepares communication/cognition and dysphagia evaluation reports, including prognosis, goals and recommendations.

Prepares letters of referral to be dispensed to appropriate professionals, physicians and agencies.

Maintains daily progress notes that include treatment techniques, progress, functional status, frequency and duration or treatment.

Prepares appropriate monthly status reports for Medicare, HMO, private insurance and Medicaid patients.

• Obtains required certification/re-certification, pre-authorization paperwork

Prepares discharge summary upon conclusion of treatment.

Closes case folders within 5 working days after discharge.

Enters charges on a daily basis.

Provides information relative to communication and swallowing disorders through in-service training to nursing, physicians, medical students or other interested hospital personnel.

Participates in educational programs within the department.

Promotes departmental development through participation in current…