SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

Overview

Speech Pathologist

PRN/OCC, Variable hours and shifts

Claiborne Medical Center Overview:

Claiborne Medical Center, a member of Knoxville-based Covenant Health, offers a full range of medical services including emergency care, general and orthopedic surgery, rehabilitation, and diagnostic services. Our radiology services are certified by the American College of Radiology in Computerized Tomography (CT), Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, and Ultrasound. Claiborne also provides skilled and long-term care through Claiborne Health and Rehabilitation Center. Our team of physicians and staff is dedicated to putting our patients first, every day. For more information, visit ClaiborneMedicalCenter.com.

Position Summary:

Under general supervision, plans, evaluates, and implements treatment programs for speech therapy patients. Modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient progress.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
• Involves patient and family in treatment, education, and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs, and discharge planning.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
• Serves as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff.
• Assists with training, orientation, and supervision of support staff.
• Assumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned students.
• Maintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
• Meets established target for quality/outcome measures, service/patient satisfaction measures, financial/productivity measures, and growth/patients-per-day measures.
• Demonstrates leadership by including, but not limited to, participating in professional organizations/meetings (ASHA/TAASLP) on a voluntary basis and volunteering for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
• Completes partnering activities per established targets per month for physician office visits, community lectures/volunteering, Case Manager visits/marketing, and providing/attending in-services.
• Follows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:          

None specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

Minimum Experience:         

None. Experience in skilled nursing and acute care preferred. Modified Barium swallow experience preferred. 

Licensure Requirement:      

Must have and maintain Tennessee State Speech Pathology License or provisional license as a Speech Pathologist Clinical Fellow. CPR required.