Speech Therapist

DEPARTMENT: Therapy

REPORTS TO: Rehabilitation Services Manager

WAGE: Non-Exempt

General
Purpose:

Under general
supervision, provides comprehensive speech therapy and language development
services to a specified population of residents. Screens and evaluates
residents; develops and implements therapeutic speech and language development
program and services.

Essential Job Functions

This
facility expects their employees to promote an atmosphere of teamwork with
other employees and hospitality and comfort for its residents. Therefore, the following list of duties is
not all-inclusive:

• Examines, tests, diagnoses, and administers treatments
  for residents with speech and language disorders, hearing disorders, and
  oral motor disorders.
• Performs evaluations with particular attention to
  receptive and expressive language skills, speech fluency, vocal and oral
  motor competence, articulation, and auditory skills.
• Maintains communication with the resident and others
  concerned regarding progress, problems, home programs, and other issues
  related to the therapeutic process.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates therapeutic speech
  and language development programs and services.
• Provides speech articulation therapy and works with
  residents to develop language skills as appropriate.
• Facilitates behavior management in residents and
  families as appropriate to the needs of the resident.
• Maintains records of work performed.
• Maintains equipment and supplies used as part of the
  therapeutic process.
• Practices safety, environmental, and/or infection
  control methods.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
  
• Attend in-service education programs in order to meet
  facility educational requirements.
• Be familiar with Standard Precautions, Exposure
  Control Plan, Fire Drill & Evacuation Procedures and know how to use
  the information.
• Maintain confidentiality of resident and facility
  records/information.
• Protect residents from neglect,
  mistreatment, and abuse.
• Protect the personal property of
  the residents of the facility.
• Others as directed by the
  supervisor or administrator.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science Degree in
  Speech Therapy
• Current license in state of
  practice.
• Minimum of one year of
  experience. Supervision, training
  and/or experience in a setting serving the same age/type of resident
  population served by this facility.
• Certification, if applicable, and
  demonstrated competency in identified areas of specialization.
• Organized and detailed in work
  performance.
• Good communication skills with
  excellent self-discipline and patience.
• Genuine caring for and interest in
  elderly and disabled people in a nursing facility.
• Comply with the Residents' Rights
  and Facility Policies and Procedures.
• Perform work tasks within the
  physical demand requirements as outlined below.
• Perform Essential Duties as
  outlined above.

Working
Conditions

• Subject to frustrations in meeting
  work demands due to frequent interruptions.
• Fast paced, required to make
  decisions quickly
• Involved with residents, personnel,
  visitors, government agencies/personnel, etc., under all conditions and
  circumstances.
• May work beyond normal duty hours,
  on weekends, and in other positions temporarily, when necessary.
• Subject to call-back during
  emergency conditions (e.g., severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster,
  etc.).
• Subject to exposure to infectious
  waste, diseases, conditions, etc., including TB and the AIDS and Hepatitis
  B viruses.
• May be subject to the handling of
  and exposure to hazardous chemicals

Physical and Sensory Requirements

• Assist in the evacuation of
  residents during emergency situations
• Function independently, and have
  flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with
  residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Meet general health requirements
  set forth by the policies of this facility, which may include a medical
  and physical examination.
• Relate to and work with the ill,
  disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within
  the facility.

Sitting

3-4 hours per 8 hour work shift. Alternates frequently to walking.

Walking

2-3 hours per 8 hour work shift. Alternates frequently to standing and
occasionally to sitting.

Standing

1-3 hours per 8 hour work shift. Alternating frequently to walking and
occasionally to sitting.

Key: Rarely
= 5% Occasionally = 0% - 33%; Frequently = 33% - 66%; Constantly = 66% - 100%

• (Rarely – would most likely

Lifting:

WEIGHT

FREQUENCY

OBJECTS

1-10 lbs

Constantly

Resident
charts, books, supplies and equipment

11-20 lbs

Frequently

Supplies and
equipment

21-35 lbs

Frequently

Assistance
to residents in ambulation, equipment.

36-50 lbs

Occasionally

Transfer of
resident, ambulation of residents, and equipment

51-75 lbs

Rarely*

Transferring
of residents

Carrying:

WEIGHT

FREQUENCY

OBJECTS

1-10 lbs

Constantly

Resident
charts, books, supplies and equipment

11-20 lbs

Frequently

Supplies and
equipment

21-35 lbs

Occasionally

Assistance
to residents in ambulation, equipment

Bending: Occasionally

Squatting: Occasionally

Kneeling: Occasionally

Climbing: Occasionally

Reaching: Frequently

Grasping: Occasionally

Fine
Manipulation: Continuously

Driving: Occasionally

Exposure
Determination Information:

Numbers 1
through 3 indicate the risk potential of your exposure to blood or body fluids.
Established procedures identify the appropriate personal protective equipment
that you should use when performing tasks. The following numbers indicate your
risk potential:

The position of
Speech Therapist has an exposure determination of

EMPLOYMENT
AT WILL: It is the express policy and
intent of this facility that the employment relationship is one created and
governed by the continuing will of both parties. I understand and agree that my employment is
for no definite period and may, regardless of the date of payment of my wages
and salary, be terminated at any time without prior notice and without cause by
either party, unless provided otherwise by a written agreement signed by the
President of this company.

NONDISCRIMINATORY
STATEMENT: This facility does not
discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, color, creed,
sex, age, disability, marital or veteran status with regard to employment.

Job Description Review

I understand
this job description and its requirements; and that I am expected to complete
all duties as assigned. I understand the
job functions may be altered from time to time. Management reserves the right to modify this job description at any
time.

I further
understand that the purpose of this job description is to identify the major
duties and responsibilities of the job and that it is not intended to contain
each and every duty inherent in this job.

I have noted
below any accommodations that are required to enable me to perform these
duties. I have also noted below any job
responsibilities, which I am unable to perform, with or without accommodation.

Employee’s
Signature Date

Supervisor or
Orientation Leader Signature Date