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Job DetailsJob Location: New Hartford, NY 13413Position Type: Per DiemEducation Level: Graduate DegreeSalary Range: $75.00 - $75.00 HourlySCHEDULE: Per Diem/Flexible DEPARTMENT: Speech Therapy SUPERVISOR: Director of Clinical Rehabilitation Services, Senior inpatient/outpatient clinical therapists Duties: Consistently demonstrates a positive, caring and responsive attitude towards employee and any individuals who interact with the facility. Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing and communicative impairments due to functional, neurogenic or organic disorders. Development of appropriate long and short term goals and a thorough treatment care plan by which the patient/resident can progress towards goals. Modify care plan appropriately and in a timely manner when needed. When appropriate, effectively instruct patients/residents/families in technique and home programs by structuring content/presentation to appropriately reflect patients/residents/family member's age, communication abilities, culture, and educational level, listens to their concerns, and answers questions to the best of the therapists ability. Leaves a written, clear treatment plan on all assigned patients/residents. Completion of initial evaluations, clinical swallowing evaluations, progress notes, daily billing, discharge summaries, and all other miscellaneous facility forms as necessary. Organize schedule of patient/resident treatments taking into account the work demands of other employees/departments. Recommends equipment and/or supplies when inventory demonstrates the need to reorder. Attends one or more continuing educational programs and/or equivalent annually and provides staff in-service. Provide at least one inservice per year for the department facility staff as well as review current literature on clinical topics. Create a positive and constructive learning environment with the student. Actively participates in own performance appraisal evaluation and sets self-goals to accomplish during the following years. Successfully completes competency checklist/test. Maintains level of productivity as established for the department. Participates in department QA programs, including collecting of data, analysis, and documentation review. Proficient computer skills and ability to work in electronic medical record software with timeliness. Performs duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards and in adherence with the facility's corporate compliance plan and all governing laws. Adheres to the facility's confidentiality statement in accessing and safeguarding protected health information (PHI) of residents and employees, as necessary to perform job duties. Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor to ensure that the department operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible Qualifications M.S. degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent from an accredited program. Current New York State license and Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Additional Information: Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center Inc. endeavors to make applying for a position accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact HR Department/Recruiter/Human Resources at HR_Dept@Sitrin.com Sitrin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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