SPEECH THERAPIST - PER DIEM

Speech Therapist - Per Diem

Location: Lewes, Delaware

Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant, coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients, and a team focused on excellence.

Job Description:

• Provides direct and indirect patient care to implement treatment programs in response to physician referrals and in accordance with a plan of care jointly developed.
• The speech therapist's scope of practice includes assessment and training in areas such as aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, cognitive impairment, voice disorders including laryngectomy, tracheostomy, ventilator-dependent patients, and dysphagia.

Responsibilities:

• Excel in professional growth and development.
• Willing to work in multiple locations and adjust work schedule to meet department mission.
• Maintain awareness of hospital and department changes (e.g., policy and procedure, equipment changes).
• Ability to correctly identify problems and develop a treatment plan at the conclusion of the initial evaluation.
• Emphasize and achieve continuity of care through effective documentation and verbal communication.
• Adequate computer skills to achieve accurate billing and documentation.
• Maintain a professional demeanor and appearance.
• Ensure federal, state, and hospital regulatory compliance.
• Ability to respond to specific task requests.
• Demonstrate clinical competence.

Qualifications:

• Ability to assist in transfers.

Skills:

• Clear communication skills both written and verbal.
• Able to keep confidential information regarding patients and team members.
• Able to withstand crisis situations.
• Has skills to provide customer service to patients, team members, and visitors.
• Knowledge and experience with electronic health records.

Credentials:

• Speech Therapist
• BLS - Basic Life Saving certification

Education:

• Master of Science (MS)