Job Description/Performance Evaluation
Title: Speech Language Pathologist
Job Summary: A registered professional who provides therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients with speech, language, hearing, oral motor, swallowing, and cognitive disorders. Provides coordinated care to patients of all age groups. Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans to restore or maintain patient well-being. Collaborates with interdisciplinary team.
Job Qualifications:
Education: Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.
Licensure: Current Texas State License in Speech-Language Pathology, Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, current Texas Drivers License.
Experience: Two years experience in an acute care or rehabilitation setting, home health preferred.
Skills: Therapy skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Good interpersonal skills.
Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid and current auto liability insurance.
Environmental and Working Conditions: Works in a patient's home under various conditions; possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases; Proof of current CPR, and Hepatitis profile; ability to work flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.
Physical and Mental Effort: Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs and to meet patient/family individualized psycho-social needs.