Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Company: Powerback Rehabilitation
Location: Bossier City
Posted on: January 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Powerback is a new way of delivering recovery, rehabilitation,
respiratory, and wellness services to patients across the nation.
We deliver an empowered approach to achieving your full potential
by providing integrated and individualized solutions. Our
reimagined approach to rehabilitation connects directly to the
patient experience, which is centered on transforming the road to
recovery for everyone and helping patients get their power back.
It's patient-centered care that provides a sustainable way of
feeling better, moving better, breathing better, and living better.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Speech Language Pathologist organizes and
provides speech-language services for the agency to facilitate
rehabilitation. They direct patient participation in selected tasks
to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. Also, the Speech
Language Pathologist facilitates the learning of those skills and
functions essential for communication and swallowing, to diminish
or remediate disorders or deficits. They direct activities to
promote and maintain health, within the scope of practice and
consistent with the Code of Ethics of the profession.
RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES: As necessary or applicable,
supervision of CFYs temporary licensees, students and support
personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and
professional standards. Responsible for the effective and efficient
delivery of rehab services; adherence to an established plan of
care, department and patient(s)' schedule, and timely documentation
of services. Attends and contributes to patient care, staffing
conferences and other related meetings. Makes referrals to other
disciplines, agencies in order to address the comprehensive needs
of the patient. Consults with other members of the rehabilitation
team to select the most appropriate therapeutic regimen consistent
with the needs and capabilities of each patient. Adapts program
and/or plan of care according to the needs of the individual
patient. Promotes a safe environment and enforces the elimination
of fire and safety hazards. Orders supplies and equipment as
necessary. Cleans, maintains, identifies, and reports the need for
repair of equipment, as necessary. Puts Patient Service first,
ensuring that residents and families receive the highest quality of
service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes
the individual's needs and rights Screens, examines and evaluates
patients, including history, systems review, and application of
appropriate tests and measures, synthesis information and
interprets examination findings in order to establish a diagnosis,
identify impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement
and the time required to achieve it, identify
precautions/contraindications and design and plan of care. Develops
appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with the
patient and caregivers, implements the speech language pathology
treatment plan, and completes all related documentation and record
keeping regarding these services. Services include but are not
limited to application of therapeutic techniques in areas such as
cognitive-communication, speech intelligibility, oral motor skills,
swallowing , disorders/dysphagia, perceptual abilities, ,
orientation, memory, pragmatics, psychosocial expression,
functional communication. Coordinates the acquisition of adaptive
communication devices and instructs patients in their use.
Facilitates identification of hearing deficits and appropriately
refers for assessment, diagnosis rehabilitation and/or personal
amplification. Selects appropriate activities suited to the
individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level and
interest. Instructs patients in the skills and techniques required
for participation in therapeutic activities, and evaluates patient
progress, attitudes and behavior as related to rehabilitative
potential. Performs routine reexamination as needed/required to
modify/progress plan of treatment. Performs other related duties as
required. SHARESTH1
Keywords: Powerback Rehabilitation, Bossier City , Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), Other , Bossier City, Louisiana
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