MyMichigan Health

Boutique insurance agency for employee benefits

Speech Language Pathologist 1 - West Branch, Gladwin

Rehabilitation TherapiesUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeWest Branch, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A master's degree in speech is required.
A current Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is required within one year of hire or transfer.
Michigan speech-language pathology licensure is required.
Basic Life Support certification is required within one month of hire or transfer.
A candidate who meets the educational requirements for certification and is accumulating the supervised experience required for certification may be considered.
Successful completion of MyMichigan Health and affiliate-specific orientation and new-hire competency is required.
Effective verbal and written communication in English is required to interact with individuals and groups at all levels.
The ability to work independently and demonstrate problem-solving, organizational, time-management, and initiative skills is required.
Annual completion of Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements according to the Exposure Control Plan is required.
The ability to work with potential exposure to communicable diseases and correctly use personal protective equipment is required.
The ability to demonstrate and teach selected treatment routines to professional and non-professional individuals is required.
The ability to perform essential job functions with reasonable accommodation is required.
The role requires the ability to move about the facility, adequate vision and hearing, and the physical ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch as required.
The role requires handling, reaching, grasping, fingering, and feeling; the ability to handle multiple tasks, work independently, get along with others, maintain regular and predictable attendance, and stay awake is required.
The role has a light physical demand level, including occasional lifting or carrying of 11–20 pounds and frequent handling of 10 pounds or walking, standing, pushing, or pulling arm or leg controls.
The role may involve exposure to stressful situations, trauma, grief, death, bloodborne pathogens, and other potentially infectious materials; required bloodborne pathogen and tuberculosis testing must be followed.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients' skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, developmental, social, and cognitive functions using formal and informal testing measures.
Develop goal-specific treatment regimens based on assessment data and patients' tolerance, and carry out treatment as prescribed.
Submit written treatment regimens for inclusion in the physician-authorized plan of treatment, coordinate with the physician, update the plan of care as patient status changes, and co-sign verbal orders received by occupational therapist assistants as necessary.
Create a frequency- and duration-specific treatment schedule in discussion with the patient, family, or caregiver and in coordination with clinical support staff.
Educate patients, families, or caregivers about pathology or conditions, alternatives, prognosis, and treatment rationale, including rest, exercise, modalities, and other indicated interventions.
Supervise clinical fellowship-year speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and students in accordance with affiliate and regulatory standards.
Recommend adaptive or supportive equipment based on assessment, contact appropriate representatives or suppliers to place orders, and assist patients in securing equipment.
Document patient, family, or caregiver responses to treatment and changes in patient condition according to affiliate policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Complete daily documentation required for billing according to affiliate policy and regulatory requirements.
Provide speech-language pathology treatment interventions and demonstrate competence in facilitating or restoring optimal functioning in the therapist's patient care area.
Teach patients, families, or caregivers a home education program using relevant and effective methods.
Communicate orally and in writing with internal and external customers and coordinate with interdisciplinary team members to support patient care quality.
Promote education and development among staff, students, and other health care providers through relevant teaching methods; promote process improvement and assist with program development.
Participate in team conferences and interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.
Promote speech-language pathology within MidMichigan Health and its service area by participating in and providing community education.
Function as case manager for assigned cases.
Provide speech-language pathology services to MidMichigan affiliates as needed to support patient coverage and continuity of care.
Demonstrate commitment to MidMichigan Health and affiliate missions through customer service, quality of service, and teamwork.
Demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows and participate in further learning opportunities offered by MidMichigan Health.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Summary

May be eligible for sign on bonus up to $10,000

Speech-Language Pathologist provides professional and comprehensive care. Activities of this position are patient focused and utilize assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation in accordance with physical therapy standards, physician orders, and governing policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

25%)* Evaluates the patients function by performing formal/informal testing measures to determine the skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular status, developmental, social, and cognitive functions.

(25%)* Develops a goal specific treatment regime based on assessment data and the patients tolerance to carry-out the treatment plan as prescribed.

(25%)* Submits a written treatment regime to be included as part of the plan of treatment authorized by and coordinated with the physician. Updates plan of care as needed to reflect changes in patient status. Co-signs verbal orders received by occupational therapist assistant as necessary.

(25%)* Devises a schedule of treatment, which is frequency and duration specific to be discussed with patient/family/caregiver and coordinated with clinical support staff.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Educates patient, family, and/or caregiver regarding pathology or condition, patient alternatives, prognosis, and rationale for treatment through forms of rest, exercise, modalities, and other indicated interventions.

Provides supervision for CFY-Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health Aides and students per affiliate and regulatory standards.

Recommends adaptive/supportive equipment based on assessment; contacts appropriate representative and/or supplier to place order and assists in securing equipment for patient.

Documents the patient/family/caregiver response to treatment and changes in patient condition per affiliate documentation policies and/or standards and in compliance with regulatory agencies.

Completes daily documentation necessary for billing procedures per affiliate policy and in compliance with regulatory agencies

Provides treatment intervention and demonstrates competence to facilitate or restore optimal functioning specific to therapists patient care area.

Educates patient/family/caregiver in home education program using relevant and effective teaching methods.

Demonstrates effective oral and written communication with all internal and external customers to maximize quality of patient care including coordination with interdisciplinary team members.

Promotes education and development among staff, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods. Promotes process improvement. Assists with program development,

Participates in team conferences and interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate.

Promote speech language pathology within MidMichigan Health and service area, participating in and providing community education.

Function as case manager for assigned cases.

Demonstrates commitment to MidMichigan Health and specific affiliate mission as evidenced by customer service, quality of service, and teamwork.

Provides speech language pathology services to MidMichigan Affiliates as needed to assist with patient coverage for continuity of patient care.

Other duties as assigned.

MidMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows.An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MidMichigan Health.

Certifications and Licensures

Credential:BLS: Basic Life Support

Equivalent Experience: Within 1 month of hire or transfer

Qualification Source: AHA

Essential: true

Credential:SLP CCC: SLP Cert Clinical Competence

Equivalent Experience: Current Certificate of Clinical Competence granted by the American Speech, Language, Hearing Association within 1 year of hire or transfer.

Qualification Source:

Essential: true

Credential:SPEECH: Mich Brd Speech-Lang Pathology

Equivalent Experience:

Qualification Source: MI

Essential: true

Required Education

Education: MASTER

Equivalent Experience:

Education Specialization: SPEECH

Essential: true

Other Information

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND SKILLS:

May consider a candidate who meets educational requirements for certification and is in the process of accumulating the supervised experience required for certification.

Successful completion of MyMichigan Health and affiliate specific orientation. Successful completion of new hire competency.

Interpersonal skills needed for effective verbal and written communication in the English language to interact with people individually and in a group at all levels.

Ability to work independently, demonstrating problem solving and organizational skills, time management skills and initiative.

Mandatory Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is required and must be completed annually according to the Exposure Control Plan.

Ability to work where employee may be exposed to communicable diseases. Ability to use personal protective equipment correctly.

Ability to perform essential job functions with reasonable accommodation.

Ability to demonstrate and teach selected treatment routines to appropriate professional and non-professional individuals.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposure to stressful situations, including those involving public contact, as well as, trauma, grief and death.

Able to wear personal protective equipment that includes latex materials or appropriate substitute if required for your position.

Is able to move freely about facility with or without an assisted device and must be able to perform the functions of the job as outlined in the job description.

Overall vision and hearing is necessary with or without assisted device(s).

Frequently required to sit/stand/walk for long periods of time. May require frequent postural changes such as stooping, kneeling or crouching.

Some exposure to blood borne pathogens and other potentially infectious material. Must follow MyMichigan Health bloodborne pathogen and TB testing as required.

Ability to handle multiple tasks, get along with others, work independently, regular and predictable attendance and ability to stay awake.

Overall dexterity is required including handling, reaching, grasping, fingering and feeling. May require repetition of these movements on a regular to frequent basis.

Physical Demand Level: Light. Must be able to occasionally (0-33% of the workday) lift or carry 11-20 lbs., frequently (34-66% of the workday) 10 lbs. and or Walk/Stand/Push/Pull of Arm/Leg controls.

Equivalent Experience and Other Comments (Education)

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About the Company

MyMichigan Health

Boutique insurance agency for employee benefits

MyMichigan Health is a boutique insurance agency that plans employee benefits for entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized businesses, representing over 100 national carriers. It researches market options to match employers with a mix of health, life, dental, and vision plans at lower premiums, delivered through a co-branded Employee Benefit Portal. It stands out with a large carrier network, tailored market research for SMBs, and a portal that simplifies enrollment and benefits administration. Its goal is to provide affordable, comprehensive employee benefits that fit the needs of small and medium-sized businesses while making enrollment easy.

Company size: 1-10
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Troy, MI
Founded: Not listed

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