Evaluating Speech Therapist; Remote

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Evaluating Speech Therapist (Remote)

Exalt Health acute rehabilitation hospitals provide an intensive rehabilitation program, and admitted patients must be able to tolerate three hours of intense rehabilitation services per day. Focused on caring for patients nationwide with complex rehabilitative needs such as stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, head trauma, medically debilitating conditions, neurological disorders, cardio-pulmonary conditions, amputations, orthopedic injuries, and multiple major traumas.

As a Remote Evaluating Speech Therapist, you will play a vital role in our nationwide interdisciplinary teams, helping newly admitted patients begin their recovery from a variety of medical conditions that impact communication, swallowing, and cognitive function. Operating in a remote telehealth capacity across Exalt Health facilities nationwide, your primary focus is conducting comprehensive initial evaluations upon patient admission and developing individualized treatment plans and functional goals.

You will partner closely with on-site clinical staff during remote assessments, transition the established Plan of Care (POC) to the in-facility therapy team for daily treatment execution, and provide initial education to patients and their families on communication and swallowing strategies. Exalt will require state licensure and/or telehealth certification for any of our existing states of operation – Arizona, Texas, and/or Florida.

• Conduct comprehensive initial speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing evaluations upon patient admission via telehealth to identify patients' baseline needs and develop functional treatment goals.
• Design individualized initial therapy programs and Plans of Care utilizing evidence-based practices for implementation by the on-site rehabilitation team.
• Direct and collaborate with on-site clinical facilitators (such as proctor, nurses, or on-site therapists) at the patient's bedside to ensure safe, accurate administration of remote cognitive, communicative, and clinical swallowing assessments.
• Complete thorough, accurate admission documentation and initial evaluation reports in the electronic medical record (EMR) within required regulatory time frames and collaborate with the rehabilitation team to ensure a cohesive treatment approach.
• Execute structured clinical handoffs to the on-site Speech Therapy team and Therapy Manager, clearly communicating baseline deficits, diet/swallowing precautions, and recommended treatment interventions.
• Educate newly admitted patients, families, and caregivers remotely on initial evaluation findings, communication strategies, and safe swallowing techniques.
• Contribute baseline clinical assessment data and prognostic input to support early interdisciplinary discharge planning and facilitate a smooth transition back to the community.
• Stay up to date on current research, telepractice guidelines, and best practices in speech-language pathology.

• Current, unencumbered license to practice professional Speech Therapy in the state of residence and in the state(s) where the assigned Exalt Health hospital(s) and patients are located, or active multi-state privilege to practice via the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact (ASLP-IC). – States of Exalt operation – Arizona, Texas and Florida
• Willingness and eligibility to obtain additional state licenses as needed to support nationwide hospital admissions.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Current BLS certification via the American Heart Association or American Red Cross (required).