Speech Therapist - Health First (Various Locations)

Health First Inc

  • Palm Bay, FL
  • 4 days ago

    Highlights

    Stewardship: Demonstrates financial responsibility by meeting patient scheduling requirements, ensuring productivity targets are met, and utilizing their time, supplies and support staff responsibly. POSITION SUMMARY: To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: providing exceptional healthcare in a professional manner.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPalm Bay, FL

    Description

    Job Requirements

    Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance may be available!

    Various Locations and Schedules Available:

    Inpatient and Outpatient Locations

    Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem

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    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.

    Work Experience

    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.

    MENTAL DEMANDS:

    • Problem-solving ability
    • Decision-making skills
    • Able to interact with all people
    • Able to concentrate under multiple demands/time constraints
    • Able to concentrate in stressful and distracting surroundings

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