Speech Language Pathologist II

Department: 38954 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center - Speech Pathology: Acute Care/Inpatient Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hou rs Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: Varies Job Summary:  Independently provides a full range of differential diagnostic and therapeutic services to pediatric and/or adult inpatients with wide ranging central or peripheral disorders of communication, cognitive-linguistics, feeding, and/or swallowing. Participates in regular team rounds and staff training. Provides consistent services despite severe weather and participates in team rotations through weekends and holidays to provide 365 day/year coverage. Weekend requirement is 2 days per 4 week rotation. Education / Experience:  Required Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology Strongly preferred Experience in medical setting Experience with Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Experience with Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBS) Experience with Passy-Muir Valves (PMV) Licensure, Certification and / or Registration:  Current license in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association Current Certification from American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers, CPR and AED. Essential Functions: Adheres to the general hospital standards to promote a cooperative work environment by utilizing communication skills, interpersonal relationships and team building. Follows hospital policies and procedures. Follows departmental policies and procedures. Contributes to the overall quality of services. Assumes responsibility for keeping informed about changes in policies and procedures. Performs comprehensive professional evaluations of patients of all assigned ages referred for differential diagnosis of communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders. Satisfactorily completes and maintains all initial and ongoing clinical competency requirements for patient groups and areas served. Appropriately selects, administers, and interprets diagnostic tools, with consideration of patient developmental level, current status, premorbid function, and reason for referral, and in accordance to WFBH protocols and procedures. Including, but not limited to, Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), Modified Barium Swallow Evaluations (MBS), Passy-Muir Valve (PMV) evaluations, and knowledge of multiple standardized and non-standardized assessments of communication and cognitive-linguistics. Pending primary work areas, includes alaryngeal speech evaluations Documents diagnostic findings, recommendations, and charging in the patient’s medical record on the same day as evaluation. Documents admission Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility- Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) ratings and goals, as required (IP rehab staff). Notifies referral source promptly of results and consults with them, and other staff, as necessary to facilitate best care and outcomes. Follows institution guidelines for appropriate cleaning of tools utilized, as needed. Ensures patient and/or caregiver education regarding communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders and relevant treatment options. Provides appropriate written and/or verbal counseling and education to patient and caregivers relative to recommendations, treatment options, and therapy carryover. Participates in patient and family conferences, as required. Documents education sessions in patient’s medical record on the same day as provision. Plans and conducts treatment programs for patients with communicative, cognitive-linguistic, feeding, and/or swallowing disorders Satisfactorily completes and maintains all initial and ongoing clinical competency requirements for patient groups and areas served. Develops and implements individualized, functional, and measurable treatment goals, appropriate to evaluation findings and set goals. As appropriate, includes, but is not limited to, therapy utilizing Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, NMES (IP rehab staff) Incorporates patient and caregivers in treatment goal planning. Modifies therapy strategies and provides periodic re-evaluation to determine and ensure effectiveness of treatment, and to update treatment goals. Coordinates management recommendations with outside resources that will be participating in continuing care upon patient discharge from inpatient. When appropriate, terminates formal treatment in an appropriate and timely manner. Documents therapeutic progress, and evolving plans and recommendations in the patient’s medical record, utilizing objective data and submitting documentation on the same day as therapy provision. Documents ongoing and discharge Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility- Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI) ratings and goals, as required (IP rehab staff). Consults with medical team, and other staff, as necessary to facilitate best care and outcomes. Serves as speech pathology consultant to educational, medical, and other professional services Attends regular patient care rounds within primary area of practice Participates regularly within multidisciplinary teams. Interacts with other outside agencies as appropriate (for example, Vocational Rehabilitation, Assistive Technology). Provides and participates in in-service education and training of speech pathology interns and fellows, medical students/residents, and allied medical personnel Prepares and presents formal lectures to hospital staff on communication, cognitive-linguistics, feeding, and/or swallowing. Provides unique training for speech-pathology graduate interns, clinical fellows, and/or new team members within the department. Continuously seeks to maintain or improve patie