About Us:

We have taken our therapy in-house to better serve our residents, provide the amount of therapy our patients really need, truly make you a part of the facility, and create a unified team. We are looking to add a California Licensed Speech Pathologist to fill the PRN position at our facility.

These privately owned and operated SNF in Richmond, California, have one goal in mind: Excellent clinical outcomes for the patients.

Welcome to a facility who prioritizes patient care over profit.

• Reasonable and achievable productivity standards
• Flexible work hours
• Privately owned SNF
• Optima software with laptops
• Supportive environment
• Dynamic Team

Job Duties:

Evaluations

• Provide evaluations as ordered by a physician and obtain insurance verification/authorization before initiating the eval.
• Complete evaluations within a timely manner of receiving the physicians order, or place a note in the chart stating reasons for delay in initiation of the eval.
• Obtain a clarification order or physician’s signature per facility protocol.

Treatment

• Provide treatment as ordered by a physician.
• Ensure that insurance authorization has been obtained prior to treatment
• Provide treatment appropriate to eval findings and within the professional scope of practice and individual level of expertise.
• Report deviations from scheduled treatment minutes to Director of Rehab or Rehab Coordinator.
• Update treatment plans as needed to meet desired outcomes.
• Include staff and family caregiver training in treatment plans as appropriate.
• Instruct rehab aides to carry out appropriate duties to support the provision of speech therapy. This will not include any patient related tasks except setting up the treatment area.
• Communicate regularly and as needed to other team members and on-call therapists re: patient care issues.
• Ensure a discharge order is obtained at the conclusion of Speech Therapy services unless the patient is discharged from the facility
• Coordinate scheduling issues with team members and the staffing coordinator as needed.
• Manage time and prioritize responsibilities to meet productivity expectations.
• Will provide only such treatment as allowed by the Speech and Language Pathology Board.

Screenings

• Complete screenings on residents as requested.
• Make no recommendations from a screening except whether or not an evaluation is warranted.

Documentation

• Complete all required documentation in a timely manner to include evaluation, progress reports, daily encounter note, discharge summaries, screening forms as needed, and any other facility specific documentation.

Billing

• Will make accurate and timely entries of eval/treatment time and billing codes into the billing software according to ethical and payor requirements.

Meetings

• Attend company meetings and trainings as requested if caseload allows.
• Attend facility meetings as requested (i.e. Medicare meeting, weight meeting, psychotropic meetings, restraint release meeting, care conferences, family conferences, etc.)

Education:

Must meet the educational and experience requirements set forth by the California Speech and Language Pathology Board.

Licensure:

A Speech-Language Pathologist must possess a current, valid Speech Therapy license