Full-Time
Speech Pathologist
Dolly Parton Children's Hospital
No salary listed
Knoxville, TN, USA
In Person
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Masters required.
- Degree in Speech Pathology required.
- Eligible for State of Tennessee licensure. Either Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology or eligible for Clinical Fellowship (CF).
- Minimum Work Experience: 3 years prior pediatric experience.
- Supervisory Responsibilities: NO
- Strong diagnostic and therapy skills.
- Knowledge of typical and atypical development of all aspects of communication and feeding.
- Computer skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong time management skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Completes evaluations of assigned patients in accordance with the established standards of care and practice: Independently performs consultations/evaluations on patients according to best practices and departmental standards
- Identifies needs and strengths that reflect an accurate assessment of the patient’s status, per documentation
- Completes comprehensive assessment based on provider’s order, patient’s medical and developmental status
- Completes reassessment for patients whose care is ongoing
- Makes appropriate decisions regarding care based on patient readiness and ability to participate
- Assists other therapists via case review, demonstration, and mentoring to enhance assessment skills in area of expertise
- Suggests adding new standardized measure and outcome tools as they become available and have applicability to patient population
- Develops a Plan of Care to promote optimum function and safety as documented in the clinical record
- Partners with patients and caregivers to establish goals for Plan of Care based on an episodic care model
- Establishes interventions and specific measurable outcomes that are consistent with identified needs and strengths
- Identifies goals, outcomes and timeframes that are realistic, measurable and address functional needs and strengths
- Assists other therapists to design and implement episodes of care in collaboration with the patient/family
- Modifies and updates the plan of care based on patient progress and caregiver input
- Supports modifications to the plan or care with documentation of clinical decision-making in reports, notes and progress summaries
- Provides skilled therapy, reassessing patient status during each session ensuring quality of care
- Selects and performs therapeutic techniques that are appropriate to patient’s needs and medical status, reflecting therapist’s clinical knowledge and theory
- Provides patient/caregiver education regarding treatment, precautions and equipment use and documents patient/caregiver understanding/demonstration provided
- Plans discharge at evaluation and throughout the course of treatment based on patient response, caregiver goals, participation and progress
- Prepares the patient and family for episodic transition and discharge from therapy and provides education to determine if/when follow-up therapy services are indicated
- Develops/revises competencies and plans that utilize current therapy standards of care for a variety of patient conditions and populations and family-centered planning and informed decision making
- Identifies new/revised treatment tools and approaches and assists in implementation when appropriate
- Independently manages own patient schedule with efficiency and timeliness
- Manages unforeseen events with confidence and professionalism
- Completes all documentation of services per department standards
- Independently writes clear, concise, relevant and inclusive documentation that facilitates communication of the patient’s status and ongoing needs
- Therapist adheres to all procedures and documentation standards per Rehabilitation standard operating procedures
- Submits accurate and complete charges for each day and reconciles charges with provider billing report daily
- Completes communication information tools (i.e. spreadsheets, data collection forms, documentation self-assessments and peer reviews within established timelines)
- Coordinates patient care with other clinical team members ensuring optimal patient care and communication as noted in the clinical record
- Identifies the need for and makes referrals to other disciplines following established criteria
- Exhibits knowledge about care provided by other disciplines and communicates effectively with patient, family and team members to reach optimum patient outcomes while remaining in scope of practice
- Completes accurate documentation and communicates recommendations to providers and outside agencies with effective use of correspondence reports per standard operating procedures
- Complies with established patient attendance, progress and caregiver participation policies
- Educates caregivers on attendance expectations, including sick and cancellation policies
- Educates caregivers on the components of an episodic care model and progress requirements
- Educates caregivers on expectations of active participation in treatment sessions and carryover into the home environment
- Modifies plans of care, frequency and duration, and discharge plans when expectations are not met
- Meets all competencies for work specific assignments evidenced by successful completion of area specific competency checklist(s)
- Promotes and maintains professional relationships with other departments
- Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment
- Is sensitive to the needs, feelings and capabilities of others
- Proactively seeks performance feedback and identifies approaches to improve performance
- Promotes and maintains effective communication
- Responds timely to messages from providers, other departments, caregivers, and other internal and external customers
- Checks and responds to email and voicemail at the beginning and end of each workday
- Answers staff phone while in staff areas
- Addresses conflicts in a timely and professional manner
- Communicates upward, keeping manager informed of pertinent issues and concerns
- Assesses situations and implements most appropriate communication style, (i.e. guiding, directing, following) per Motivational Interviewing strategies
- Communicates politely and respectfully, promoting collaborative relationships
- Expresses alternate points of view in a non-threatening way
- Knows when it’s appropriate to compromise and when it is important to take a stand
- Assumes responsibility for own growth and development
- Assists others with training education, growth and development
- Maintains and enhances clinical knowledge and skills
- Pursues alternative continuing education opportunities
- Attends all in-service education when scheduled to work
- Keeps current with departmental issues and operations
- Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team inter- and intra-departmentally to facilitate the department’s/unit ability to meet its goals and objectives
- Participates in providing an environment conducive to learning for students from the professional schools utilizing the rehabilitation departments for clinical experience
- Works on projects as part of a team, exchanging ideas and contributing skills that complement those of other team members
- Fulfills commitments to team members
- Exhibits innovative thinking
- Looks for ways to improve effectiveness by implementing new ideas and more efficient approaches
- Utilizes hospital resources and time respectfully and accountably
- Demonstrates accurate use of KRONOS time tracking system
- Meets staff attendance standards and maintains personal records of unexpected occurrences
- Submits accurate patient charges daily
- Reconciles charges with billing report and attended appointments in CWS daily
- Meets departmental productivity requirements as indicated by annually established criteria
- Shows initiative to actively maintain and increase caseload by offering make-up visits and rescheduling appointments, offering alternate methods when applicable
- Independently manages patient care/non-patient care time constructively
- Uses time productively in direct and in-direct patient care, department contributions, and assisting team members
- Independently manages patient scheduling with efficiency and timeliness
- Mentors and assists others in timely completion of administrative and procedural documentation