About this role
Job Summary
Evaluates and assesses patients to establish functional, measurable goals to promote restoration of functional abilities. Provides treatment according to a written plan of care to meet established goals. Plans for discharge and communicates findings and progress according to professional licensure/certification, scope of practice and departmental/discipline policies and procedures. Produces other reports as needed. May supervise clinical students and support staff including certified/licensed assistants, technicians, and volunteers. Adheres to the ASHA Code of Ethics. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health, and healing. Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Evaluates and assesses the patient based on subjective and objective information.
- Communicates results of the evaluation to patient and other caregivers.
- Provides treatment according to established goals on plan of care.
- Documents interventions/care in the patient's medical record.
- Evaluates effectiveness of plan of care and reassesses patient's functional status as needed.
- Provides discharge planning information which includes patient/family education, follow-up, and referral to community resources.
- Contributes to the development of staff and students.
- Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
- Completes assigned goals.
Specifications
Experience
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Education
Minimum Required
- Graduate of an accredited SLP Program.
Preferred/Desired
Training
Minimum Required
Preferred/Desired
Special Skills
Minimum Required
- Basic computer literacy skills such as keyboarding, using a mouse, and navigating sites.
Preferred/Desired
Licensure
- SLP-CCC
Minimum Required
- SLP;BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE
Preferred/Desired
Other facts
About Baptist
Baptist Memorial Health Care is one of the country’s largest not-for-profit health care systems and the largest provider of Medicaid in the region. Baptist offers a full continuum of care to communities throughout the Mid-South and consistently ranks among the top integrated health care networks in the country. The health care system comprises 24 affiliate hospitals in West Tennessee, Mississippi and East Arkansas; more than 5,400 affiliated physicians; Baptist Medical Group, a multispecialty physician group with more than 900 providers; home, hospice and psychiatric care; minor medical centers and clinics; a network of surgery, rehabilitation and other outpatient centers; and an education system highlighted by Baptist Health Sciences University (formerly Baptist College of Health Sciences). Baptist employs more than 21,000 people, and in fiscal year 2022 contributed more than $455 million in community benefit and uncompensated care to the communities it serves. For more information, please visit www.baptistonline.org or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
What you'll do
- The therapist evaluates and assesses patients to establish functional goals and provides treatment according to a written plan of care. They also communicate findings, document interventions, and contribute to discharge planning.
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