Speech/Language Pathologist-Rehabiliation

Provides and ensures speech-language pathology evaluation and treatment services. Collaborates with physicians, hospital, SNF, clinic, outreach, home care, other agency staffs, and families to facilitate communication of health management. Participates in case management activities that promote appropriate admission and discharge to/from hospital, SNF, clinic, home care, and, other agencies. Specializes in identifying and assessing patients in need of cognitive, communication, and swallowing therapy. Counsels patients and caregivers, teaching skills to families and staff. Provides case management of caseload and discharge planning. Coordinates services with other staff, caregivers, and community resources. Acts as patient advocate and coordinator. Functions as liaison between communicatively impaired individuals and care-giving system.

• Provides evaluation, diagnosis and care plan development related to cognitive, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provides direct or indirect communication and swallowing therapeutic and counseling intervention in hospital, SNF, clinic. Coordinates referrals for speech-language pathology follow-up with contract and community services.
• Provides backup coverage during other speech-language pathology staff absence.
• Provides continuing formal and informal education for professional staff.
• Coordinates, develops, and facilitates group treatment, education and related materials for clients and caregivers.
• Develops and maintains reports and data with outcome results pertaining to caseload management, quality assurance and peer review issues.
• Collaborates with other personnel to identify goals and objectives for discharge planning needs.
• Participates in stroke rounds, SNF patient care Rounds and other patient care meetings where caseload is involved.
• Participates in peer review and QA studies and meetings as delegated by supervisor.
• Participates in development of materials and programs under direction of immediate supervisor.
• Obtains review and co-signature of supervisor on written reports and documentation as requested by ASHA for CFY certification.
• Develops and teaches in-service programs for professionals in cognitive, communication, and swallowing disorders and health promotion
• Participates in orientation of new staff and student interns. Available for on-site observation by students.
• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate application of CPT-4 codes for all services provided. Keeps abreast of coding modifications and/or definitions (e.g., attends ongoing coding training sessions).