MH Speech Pathologist

Summary:

Responsible for diagnostic and treatment services for clients of all ages with speech and language impairments hearing disorders and dysphagia.

Maintains a level of clinical productivity commensurate with departmental standards.

Responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Administers diagnoses interprets evaluations based on standard/recommended techniques and pertinent background information.
• Communicates evaluation results and recommendations in a comprehensive manner as reported in patient surveys.
• Demonstrates ability to address and prioritize treatment goals in a creative/functional manner within the therapy session to facilitate optimal progress/skill level.
• Appropriately adapts standard methods of evaluation/treatment techniques to elicit relevant and functional data when necessary.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic relationship with the client/family member and uses praise and other reinforcements to encourage appropriate behavior.
• Demonstrates reasonable expectations of clients family members and other professionals cognizant of the limitations under which they may be functioning.
• Regularly maintains communication with the client and caregivers concerning treatment techniques goals home programs and discharge transition to facilitate carryover of progress made.
• Write diagnostic evaluation and treatment progress reports in a clear concise and accurate manner within the time frames specified by departmental policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates an ability to organize and achieve quality performance in new routines procedures and skills able to adjust to change.
• Maintains a minimum standard of productivity per established Center policy as the client workload remains constant and adjusts schedule in view of fluctuations in the client workload.
• Accepts emergency/priority clients as assigned.
• Responds to fluctuations in workload by accepting/requesting additional evaluations rescheduling cancellations seeing walk-in clients developing new service options.
• Utilizes downtime effectively to perform documentation duties self-education and/or department projects.
• Willingly takes on additional responsibility for departmental projects (community service inservices health fairs performance improvement) which ensures continued growth of the department and hospital.
• Initiates and practices constructive confrontation exercising considerable discretion keeping open channels of communication in dealing with co-workers and supervisors.
• Actively participates in or initiates suggestions for determining innovative solutions to problems encountered in day-to-day operations which will make the department run more smoothly.
• Ensures that all billing duties are completed promptly and accurately.
• Consistently enforces/reinforces the cancellation/timeliness policies with clients and demonstrates ability to terminate treatment appropriately.
• Completes work assignments within an acceptable time frame.
• Uses time and resources to the best possible advantage for successful completion of job responsibilities.
• Develops and maintains efficient working relationships.
• Is reliable in respect to attendance.
• Is Reliable in respect to punctuality.
• Recognizes the importance of team efforts and partners with others to achieve positive outcomes

Other information:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with pediatric and adult populations.

• Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: inservices formal educational programs other work groups and on-the-job training).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and inservices and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

• Is responsible for ongoing development of his/her work skills through the use of available resources (i.e.: inservices formal educational programs other work groups and on-the-job training).
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and inservices and/or reviews documentation as required.
• Assists in the orientation of others and actively participates in mentoring.
• Performs analytical and decision making functions with minimal supervision.
• Recognizes and seeks assistance/consultation when appropriate.
• Demonstrates an understanding of relative Hospital and all-departmental policies and procedures including safety issues.
• Possesses awareness of programs/services provided by Hospital and where they are located.

EDUCATION:

• Master's Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology
• ASHA Certification/eligibility (CFY)
• Mass State License/eligibility

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Morton Hospital USA:MA:Taunton

Work Type: Per Diem

Shift: Shift 4

Union: MNA