Location: New Hartford, NY Category: Sitrin Health Care Center Posted On: Mon Feb 26 2024 Job Description: RANGE OF PAY: $75,000- $85,000 Flexible Scheduling! DEPARTMENT: Speech Therapy SUPERVISOR: Director of Clinical Rehabilitation Services, Senior inpatient/outpatient clinical therapists Duties: + Consistently demonstrates a positive, caring and responsive attitude towards employee and any individuals who interact with the facility. + Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of swallowing and communicative impairments due to functional, neurogenic or organic disorders. + Development of appropriate long and short term goals and a thorough treatment care plan by which the patient/resident can progress towards goals. Modify care plan appropriately and in a timely manner when needed. + When appropriate, effectively instruct patients/residents/families in technique and home programs by structuring content/presentation to appropriately reflect patients/residents/family member's age, communication abilities, culture, and educational level, listens to their concerns, and answers questions to the best of the therapists ability. Leaves a written, clear treatment plan on all assigned patients/residents. + Completion of initial evaluations, clinical swallowing evaluations, progress notes, daily billing, discharge summaries, and all other miscellaneous facility forms as necessary. + Organize schedule of patient/resident treatments taking into account the work demands of other employees/departments. + Recommends equipment and/or supplies when inventory demonstrates the need to reorder. + Attends one or more continuing educational programs and/or equivalent annually and provides staff in-service. + Provide at least one inservice per year for the department facility staff as well as review current literature on clinical topics.Serve as a clinical instructor or clinical fellow supervisor following the facility clinical education manual and academic student manual. Create a positive and constructive learning environment with the student. + Actively participates in own performance appraisal evaluation and sets self-goals to accomplish during the following years. Successfully completes competency checklist/test. Maintains level of productivity as established for the department. + Participates in department QA programs, including collecting of data, analysis, and documentation review. + Proficient computer skills and ability to work in electronic medical record software with timeliness. + Performs duties according to the highest ethical and moral standards and in adherence with the facility's corporate compliance plan and all governing laws. Adheres to the facility's confidentiality statement in accessing and safeguarding protected health information (PHI) of residents and employees, as necessary to perform job duties. + Performs all duties as assigned by supervisor to ensure that the department operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible Job Requirements: Qualifications: + M.S. degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent from an accredited program. + Current New York State license and Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or successful completion of national examination and eligible for Clinical Fellow status. Additional Information: Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center Inc. endeavors to make applying for a position accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact HR Department/Recruiter/Human Resources at 315-797-3114 or hr@sitrin.com. Sitrin is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.