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Job Description
As a Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist at ECHN, you will provide critical evaluations and treatments to improve patients' speech and language functions. Join a collaborative team dedicated to enhancing patient care and education.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluates patients based on departmental standards
Conducts and modifies evaluations based on patient symptoms and medical status
Treats patients with appropriate therapeutic techniques
Administers physical agents and manual therapeutic techniques
Utilizes effective techniques to normalize speech and language activity
Educates patients/families in home exercise programs
Determines when a patient has achieved maximal benefit from treatment
Documents in accordance with insurance guidelines
Seeks and fosters interdepartmental communication regarding patient care
Accurately fills out and submits charges daily
Adheres to the professional code of ethics
Performs all duties with proper body mechanics and safety
Supervises at least one affiliated student per year
Attends continuing education courses
Participates in departmental or community in-services
Required Qualifications
Graduate of an accredited program of Speech Language Pathology with a minimum of a M.S.
Holds current Connecticut license for Speech Language Pathology
Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech Language and Hearing Association