Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) - Simpsonville, SC
Company: PowerBack Rehabilitation
Location: Greenville
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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 (SLP) 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. 10. 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 11. SLPs who have received specialized
training that has resulted in competence through ASHA guidance in
flexible/nasal endoscopy in order to use the tools for the purpose
of evaluating and treating disorders of swallowing function may be
required to perform Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
(FEES). 12. Coordinates the acquisition of adaptive communication
devices and instructs patients in their use.13. Facilitates
identification of hearing deficits and appropriately refers for
assessment, diagnosis rehabilitation and/or personal
amplification.14. Selects appropriate activities suited to the
individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level and
interest.15. 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.16 Performs routine reexamination as
needed/required to modify/progress plan of treatment.17. Performs
other related duties as required. -SHARESTH1PandoLogic. Keywords:
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Location: Greenville, SC - 29606
, PL: 568919074
Keywords: PowerBack Rehabilitation, Greenville , Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) - Simpsonville, SC, Healthcare , Greenville, North Carolina
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