Speech Language Pathologist

Century Center for Rehabilitation and Healing:
Century is an 88-bed skilled nursing facility with private and semi-private rooms located in Century, Florida. Our focus is quality care in a supportive and friendly environment. Our facility offers a wide range of amenities, specializing in short-stay rehabilitation and long-term care. At Century Center, we believe in focusing on key initiatives to improve the quality of life, medical care, and outcomes for everyone. If you are looking to join a caring and supportive team, we would love to meet you

WHY WORK FOR US? BECAUSE WE OFFER:

* 401k
* Referral Bonuses
* Comfortable staffing ratios
* Opportunities for Overtime
* Tuition Reimbursement
* Attendance Bonuses
* Paid Time Off
* Health Insurance
* Dental Insurance
* Vision insurance
* Shift Differentials between $2-3 extra per hour

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Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) / Speech Therapist Job Summary:

The purpose of the Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) position is to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to evaluate, treat, document and /or facilitate care for residents with impaired ability to swallow or communicate due to disease process; participate in the interdisciplinary team meetings as required; assist the Director of Nursing to develop communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP ) Major Duties and Critical Tasks:

* Evaluate resident’s functional needs when referred by the resident’s attending physician or interdisciplinary team.

* Follow physician’s orders, facility policies and procedures to evaluate and treat residents and complete required documentation for care provided.

* Assist the DON in establishing communication and/or swallowing decline prevention policies and procedures.

* Participate in discharge planning when appropriate.

* Perform diagnostic tests, evaluate and document evaluations of referred residence in accordance with facility policies and procedures.

* Provide appropriate treatment to help resident maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

* Recommend and/or provide appropriate treatment, preventative measures, and assistive devices to prevent decline in resident’s function.

* Provide appropriate resident or caregiver education to help residents maintain or attain the highest level of communication and/or swallowing function possible within the confines of his/her physical abilities.

* Maintain timely and accurate resident reports as required by federal, state and local regulatory agencies and third-party payers.

* Perform all duties as assigned in an effective timely and professional manner.

Speech Language Pathologist ( SLP )Required Education and Experience:

* A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of practice.

* Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;

* Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma and work experience necessary for such a certificate and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language Hearing association examination for certification, or;

* Have completed the necessary work and education requirements as indicated by school transcript or diploma and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.

* Solid computer skills: prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.:%{{advertiserId}}% %%{{category}}%%