Speech Language Pathologist

Client: Cayuse Holdings - Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH)
Position: Speech Language Pathologist
Openings: 1
Location: 140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW, Washington, DC 20011
• FREE onsite parking!
Duration: permanent - 22%
Pay Range: $96,000 - $99,000k
Shift: M-F 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
• No weekends
• No nights

Interview Process: 1 round virtual interview over Teams

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
Insight Global is seeking an Occupational Therapist to evaluate and treat patients per physician order utilizing a variety of therapeutic techniques. Speech Pathologist communicates with families, physicians, and other health team members regarding residents, maintains timely documentation in each medical record, laboratory, and service logs as well as participates in rehab team meetings and appropriate committees.

Responsibilities Include:
• Determines each patient's need for skilled therapy based on objective and documented criteria
• Evaluates patients within established protocol of physician's order. Conducts the evaluation according to the standardized or recommend techniques and procedures including timely documentation.
• Develops treatment plan at the end of the evaluation which includes measurable and objective long and short term goals for each patient based on the evaluation data. Follows each treatment plan in an objective, measurable and documented approach
• Prepares a daily work schedule and completes all treatments scheduled
• Requests assistance or adjusts therapy scheduled to avoid interference with the quality of service
• Schedule Residents for treatment after receipt of the written referral
• Provide documentation, rehab screenings to Residents newly admitted to AFRH-W and returning from outside hospital stay, evaluations, treatment plans, equipment recommendations, evidence based best therapeutic treatment practices, and initial, progress, and discharge notes, in compliance with all CARF and AFRH Health Care and Rehab services policies and SOPs
• Evaluate and diagnose speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Treat speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Provide training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals.
• INFORMATION SHARING: Sharing of Resident medical information (inclusive of electronic medical records) at facility shall follow all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Must Haves:
• Master’s degree, which included 18 semester hours in the field of speech pathology with approval clinical practice.
• Two (2) years of professional speech therapy experience, in the field of geriatrics

Preferred:
• Having federal or veteran experience.

Skills:
• Must be able to perform job duties in person and over the telephone.
• Must be able to communicate clearly to patients in person and over the telephone.
• Must possess problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to respond effectively to customers with a sense of urgency.
• Proficient in Microsoft and Adobe toolsets, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Highly motivated with the ability to handle and manage multiple tasks at any one time.
• Ability to forge new relationships, individual and teaming in nature.
• Must be a Self-starter, that can work independently and as part of a team.

About:
• Team: this candidate will be the sole SLP.
○ They are looking for a self-starter who is going to run their own schedule.
• Total population at AFRH is 270 patients.
○ Anywhere from 6-10 patients / day (pushing for 10/day)
§ Some patients take more time
○ Will be conducting individual and group sessions.
• Looking for a candidate who brings some creativity to the work environment (EX: coordinating fun activities that align with holidays, seasons, etc.)
• Opportunity to get a security clearance paid for by Cayuse.
○ Secret clearance
○ Can get after they start (don’t need a clearance to onboard)
• Facilities is GORGEOUS! + tons of resources.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.