Speech Therapist - Per Diem - Delaware/Schoharie/Otsego Co.

Role and Responsibilities 

Direct, supervise, evaluate and provide speech therapy services to patients in the home, as prescribed by the attending physician. 

Essential Functions 

• Evaluate the patient’s speech, language and voice, and swallowing abilities according to referral and perform periodic reevaluation. 
• Develop and implement rehabilitative services for speech, language and voice, and swallowing disorders. 
• Select and administer diagnostic tests and provide appropriate therapeutic techniques and materials. 
• Record the type of treatment and patient’s reaction to it on the clinical/progress notes. 
• Maintain adequate records on all of the patients, including summary reports. 
• Instruct and educate family members and patient, regarding treatment plan and therapy carry-over. 
• Attend case conferences. 
• Participate in the development of and periodic revision of the physician’s plan of care. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.