Current Department Employees: Speech-Language Pathologist II

This position is open to both full-time and part-time employees

Bargaining Unit: Non Represented

Rate of Pay: DOE

Summary

Under the direct supervision of the manager, the Speech-Language Pathologist II is responsible for providing patient care services consisting of various modalities and treatments in accordance with established departmental policies and procedures and as indicated by licensing agencies in the State of practice (CA/NV).

The Sleep-Language Pathologist (SLP) II is committed to providing high quality health care services and to accommodating to the changing needs of the various communities that Tahoe Forest Hospital serves.

Each SLP needs to effectively utilize appropriate resources to ensure sensitive, personal care to individuals who require therapy services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Organizes and conducts medically prescribed Speech Therapy programs.
• Effectively utilizes appropriate resources to ensure sensitive, personal care to individuals who require speech therapy services.
• Plans individualized therapy programs for each patient.
• Collaborates with other team members and services in the hospital to assure that services and activities can be properly maintained to meet the needs of the patients.
• Applies diagnostic functional ability tests.
• Performs barium swallow studies, as applicable by department.
• Provides services for specific departments as determined by manager (may include outpatient, inpatient, home health, and ECC rehab and custodial patient service lines).
• Attends pertinent interdisciplinary meetings and case conferences.
• Helps coordinate transitional care SLP services.
• Evaluates, records, and reports patient progress for review.
• Assures that patients and visitors follow established policies and procedures at all times.
• Interprets SLP policies and procedures to patients and family members, as necessary.
• Participates in peer feedback to improve performance of line of service.
• Participates in specialty group discussions for driving important patient care initiatives.
• Clinician will practice fiscal responsibility and strive to maintain minimum targeted key performance indicators as set by Director of Therapy and Clinical Manager of department.
• Extends courtesy and consideration to others in interpersonal relationships.
• Demonstrates a professional manner in the workplace at all times.
• Seeks clarification of duties when needed.
• Channels suggestions, criticisms, and questions to appropriate personnel.
• Participates in the quality improvement process.
• Establishes good rapport with all team members, patients and other health care providers.
• SLP will participate in activities to meet the health needs of people locally, nationally, or globally.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Additional duties may include:

• In collaboration with leadership, therapist will help facilitate and coordinate meetings, record minutes, and reporting for assigned specialty group.
• In collaboration with leadership, therapist will complete tasks for assigned project to support existing service lines of the department.

(i. e.- Scheduling, Staff/Student Education and Training, Quality Assurance, Performance Improvement, Compliance, In-services)

• In collaboration with leadership, therapist will assist in development of new service lines, strategic plan initiatives, and/or programs of the

Department

• In collaboration with leadership, therapist will facilitate training and participate in mentoring, clinical education, and staff performance improvements
• Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience

Master's Degree from an accredited SLP therapy program with 60 credit hours in speech language pathology, be licensed to practice and accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and 2-3 years relevant experience

Required Licenses/Certifications

BLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS certification).

• Within 3 months of hire into job

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required:

• California Speech-Language Pathologist license if practicing in California
• Nevada Speech-Language Pathologist license if practicing in Nevada
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in SLP
• Masters Degree from an accredited SLP program