Speech Therapist

1 week ago


La Junta, Colorado, United States Bluestem Village Full time
Job Title: Speech Language Pathologist

We are seeking a highly skilled Speech Language Pathologist to join our team at Bluestem Village. As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality care to our residents, ensuring they receive the best possible treatment for their speech and language disorders.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide skilled, medically necessary speech and language therapy assessments and develop individualized treatment plans to increase client independence and functioning.
  • Provide aural rehabilitation for clients who are deaf or hard of hearing.
  • Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders.
  • Train and educate clients, family members, caregivers, and other professionals as a subject matter expert.
  • Coordinate and collaborate with other professionals for diagnostic swallowing procedures (MBSS, FEES) as ordered by physician.
  • Supervise provisional licensees, students, and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards.
  • Demonstrate competent technical skills according to current Speech Therapy standards of practice.
  • Communicate changes in client condition.
  • Participate in collaborative care conferences and discharge planning.
  • Provide accurate and timely billing records and supporting clinical documentation.
  • Respond to family requests and concerns in a timely manner.
  • Coordinate and provide training with Restorative Nursing and other Villager Care Providers.
  • Ensure villager abuse or neglect does not occur.
  • Observe confidentiality and safeguards for all patient information.
Department Duties:
  • Assist with training and education of facility and professional partners.
  • Perform screening rounds as directed by Director of Rehabilitation to assess for client needs and environmental safety.
  • Provide recommendations to Director of Rehab and other team members on opportunities for business improvement, safety concerns, or other updates.
  • Participate in SLP student development and educational programs.
  • Ensure compliance with mandatory education, training, and competency programs.
  • Assist in maintaining cleanliness and tour readiness of the therapy department.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Talent:
  • Executing
  • Detail-oriented and follow-through
  • Takes responsibility and ownership
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task priorities
  • Creates efficiency and effectiveness in process
  • Influencing
  • Communicate clearly and effectively and brings people along
  • Tough skin to deal with multiple personalities and stakeholders
  • Relationship Building
  • Works well with people, including staff, villagers, and families
  • High customer service-oriented
  • Ability to foster teamwork
  • Leads with honesty and integrity
  • Ability to read people and understand what motivates them
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Curiosity and desire to learn
  • Ability to think quickly on your feet and come up with alternate solutions
  • Able to ask great questions
  • Process information quickly and conceptually
Skills and Knowledge:
  • Effective and efficient time management skills
  • Sufficient verbal and written communication skills to perform the tasks required
  • Previous experience and knowledge to provide appropriate care in post-acute or long-term care environment (preferred)
  • Knowledge of current Speech Therapy practices and procedures, including laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities
  • Current, unencumbered, active Colorado Speech Therapy License (required)
  • Current ASHA certification
  • BLS certification as requested
  • Vital Stim certification as requested
Education:
  • Must be a graduate of an accredited Speech Language Pathology Program by ASHA
Work Environment:
  • Works in designated areas of the home
  • Moves intermittently during working hours
  • Is subject to frequent interruptions
  • Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset villagers, family members, etc.
  • Communicates with the maintenance personnel, Villager Care Providers, and other department supervisors
  • Works beyond normal duty hours, on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary
  • Is subject to call back during emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.)
  • Is subject to injury from falls, burns from equipment, odors, etc., throughout the workday, as well as reactions from dust, disinfectants, tobacco smoke, and other air contaminants
  • Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses
  • May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals
Physical Demands:
  • Frequent squatting, twisting, and reaching
  • Frequent walking and standing
  • Occasional villager handling, transferring, and lifting from floor over 50 pounds
  • Occasional crawling, climbing, and sitting
  • Frequent repetitive pushing, pulling, and grasping up to 25 pounds
Other:
  • Must maintain a valid, unrestricted Colorado driver's license

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