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Department:

Rehab Services

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SRMC FTE

0.05

PRN Shift:

Days Position Summary:

Responsible for providing quality diagnostic and therapeutic care to individuals who have or are suspected of having communication, swallowing, or cognitive disorders. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

PATIENT CARE

• Diagnose, evaluate, educate and provide treatment to individuals who have or are suspected of having dysphagia

PATIENT CARE

• Evaluate and treat patients with cognitive-communicative disorders resulting from traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury

PATIENT CARE

• Evaluate and treat patients with speech and language disorders

PATIENT CARE

• Evaluate and treat patients with tracheostomy tubes and augmentation communication devices

PATIENT CARE

• Evaluate and treat patients with pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders

PATIENT CARE

• Evaluate and treat ENT patients

SUPERVISION

• Supervise graduate students, clinical fellows, and/or paraprofessionals as delegated

EDUCATION

• Provide education and training to hospital personnel as well as outside and rural communities as requested

CONSULTATION

• Consult with medical staff on patient care

DOCUMENTATION

• Document all patient care activities; maintain all appropriate records
• QUALITY
• Cooperate with data collection efforts related to the monitoring of quality records

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Establish and maintain good rapport and effective working relationships with patients, visitors, physicians and Hospitals employees

DEVELOPMENT

• Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, reading current literature, attending in-services, meetings and workshops

PATIENT SAFETY 1

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols

PATIENT SAFETY 2

• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes

PATIENT SAFETY 3

• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk

PATIENT SAFETY 4

• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner

PATIENT SAFETY 5

• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications Education:

Essential:

• Master's Degree Education specialization:

Essential:

Related Discipline Experience:

Essential:

Nonessential:

Bilingual English/American Sign Language, Spanish, Keres, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zuni, or Navajo1 year directly related experience1 yr rehabilitation interdisciplinary team experience1 yr experience with brain injury patients

Credentials:

Essential:

• CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Speech Language Pathologist License in NM W/in 30 days

Cert Clin Competence ASLHA or Clin Fellowship Physical Conditions:

Heavy Work:

Exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects or people. Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work.

Working conditions:

Essential:

Med Haz:

Mod exposure to chemicals/dangerous equip/materials

• Satisfy Per Diem program requirements within dept
• May be credentialed by UNMH Credentialing Committee
• Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required