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Speech Therapist - Health First (Various Locations)

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About the role

Job Requirements

Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance may be available!

Various Locations and Schedules Available:

Inpatient and Outpatient Locations

Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem

Now hiring Palm Bay Hospital- Palm Bay, Florida

Holmes Regional Medical Center- Melbourne, Florida

Cape Canaveral- Cocoa, Florida

Viera Hospital- Viera, Florida

POSITION SUMMARY:

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Quality/No Harm:

  • Maintains patient safety at all times.
  • Ensures compliance with precautions and documents all current precautions and changes in status.
  • Evaluates patients thoroughly and documents evaluations according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
  • Completes progress notes and reassessments when required and documents them according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
  • Provides patients with effective treatments that progress them towards their goals and documents treatments according to applicable guidelines, standards and policies.
  • Attends department meetings that take place during scheduled work hours; otherwise, reviews and signs meeting minutes. Attends in-services given by other staff and students that take place during scheduled work hours.

Customer Experience:

  • Responds to therapy referrals and inquiries upon receipt.
  • Reviews daily assignments/schedules with the team.
  • Provides patients, families and staff with education regarding therapy services related to the patients' needs.

Stewardship:

  • Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly.
  • Prepares/reviews schedule for the next day.
  • Issues charges that correspond to the services provided and the documented treatment times.

Work Experience

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

  • Completion of a discipline appropriate degree from an accredited program/college.
  • Current Florida license.
  • Must have Certificate of Clinical Competence or obtain within 6 months of completion of Clinical Fellowship Year.
  • Interpersonal communications skills.
  • Basic computer skills or willingness to learn.
  • Must hold current AHA BLS Healthcare Provider Completion Card prior to start date and maintain.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Knowledge and use of proper lifting and body mechanics
  • Must be able to assist in lifting, standing, supporting patients.
  • Able to bend and stoop as pt care requires.

MENTAL DEMANDS:

  • Problem-solving ability
  • Decision-making skills
  • Able to interact with all people
  • Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints
  • Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings

Schedule : Per Diem

Shift Times : variable

Paygrade : PG-PG-PG-41

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