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Health First Speech Therapist - Outpatient Rehab in Palm Bay, 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.

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.
  • The position requires the individual to perform lifting tasks in the following weight and frequencies: lbs. % of the Day Reps/Day 0-20 34-66 33-200 21-40 1-33 1-32 More than 40 1-33 1-32

*MENTAL DEMANDS: *

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

Job: *Rehab

Organization: *Palm Bay Hospital

Title: Speech Therapist - Outpatient Rehab

Location: Florida - Brevard County-Palm Bay

Requisition ID: 074060

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