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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