Speech Pathologist​/Clinical Fellow Blount

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Provides physical therapy services under the plan of care established by a licensed Physical Therapist. Completes documentation and submits charges to support treatment while complying with laws and regulations of appropriate state and federal agencies and Joint Commission guidelines.

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's values:
  Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference
• Performs appropriate initial speech therapy evaluations and re-evaluations and designs a speech therapy plan of care
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of diagnoses/conditions seen in speech therapy and within the specific program or location
• Selects, performs, and interprets the results of ST examinations of speech/language, cognition-communication, oral motor, voice, and swallowing
• Performs and interprets standardized evaluations as determined by appropriateness of the patient
• Identifies actual or potential problems that would impact the ST treatment plan as well as the overall patient plan of care
• Establishes specific treatment goals based on the results of the initial assessment
• Designs the treatment plan appropriate for the patient's age, educational level, and cultural background
• Designs the plan for intervention that is coordinated and integrated with other services
• Revises the treatment plan as appropriate
• Implements and manages a specific and comprehensive treatment plan, and participates in patient discharge planning
• Demonstrates advanced working knowledge of various Speech Therapy techniques with flexibility and creativity in the implementation of these therapy techniques
• Interacts regularly with others involved in the patient's care to incorporate an interdisciplinary treatment approach for coordinated quality care
• Demonstrates awareness and use of proper safety measures regarding the patients, others in the treatment area and self
• Reassesses patient status in response to treatment and goal achievement, redefines problems and modifies goals and treatments as indicated
• Provides information regarding discharge and follow-up services which may include a referral to other community resources
• Participates in patient and family education process
• Provides education and training to patients, families, and caregivers regarding diagnoses, progress, and long-term functional outcomes
• Completes the Plan of Care and Patient/Family Education Documentation
• Teaches, counsels, and communicates with the patient/family/caregiver educational information related to the patient's diagnosis/condition
• Provides educational material to patients/families as indicated
• Complies with departmental policies for documentation
• Documentation is in compliance with the chart review audit components
• Documents all aspects of assessment, planning, treatment, and discharge in the medical record in a legible and timely manner
• Goals are appropriate and measurable within a specified time frame
• Treatment notes are clear, succinct, and contain information regarding treatment progression
• Appropriate abbreviations and medical terminology are utilized
• Attends staff meetings, team meetings, and mandatory in‑services as scheduled
• Initiates and manages assignments in a timely and thorough manner
• Assists with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies
• Completes charge/productivity documentation and enters charges in an accurate and timely manner
• Demonstrates willingness to assist and is respectful of the rights of other team members
• Complies with department policies and procedure
• Consistently demonstrates behaviors that support the purpose statement of Prisma Health and demonstrates good judgement in selecting the proper mode of communication which conveys a favorable image of the therapy department and Prisma Health
• Assumes any additional team/department responsibilities as assigned by department leadership
• Provides supervision/mentorship to Speech Language Pathologists, Clinical Fellowship Year Candidates and Therapy Aides
• Exercises sound judgment in delegating task to Speech Therapists and Therapy Aides
• Provides feedback on performance in a professional, tactful and beneficial manner
• Provides supervision to Speech Therapy students as assigned
• Participates in student orientation and provides effective learning experiences, feedback and timely evaluation
• Meets the team/department productivity standards
• Complies with the established standards of efficient scheduling to maintain appropriate levels of productivity
• Establishes annual goals related to stated corporate and department initiatives
• Provides supporting information related to the progress made toward achieving established annual goals
• Actively supports corporate leadership initiatives
• Conscientiously seeks consultation or supervision
• Performs other duties as assigned

• This is a non‑management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive