The Seton Family of Hospitals, a not-for-profit organization, is the leading provider of healthcare services in Central Texas.Seton is building for the future providing ´Healthcare that Works and Leaves No One Behind.´
SMCW Speech Therapy Cedar Park Responsibilities 1. Administer and interpret assessments, including highly specialized dysphasia assessment for potentially life-threatening conditions. Establish appropriate and reasonable interdisciplinary plans of care, heeding physical, mental, cultural, developmental, social, linguistic, and economic factors and preferences. 2. Implement individualized plans of care, including patient education/counseling, remediation and facilitation techniques. Maintain documentation of all evaluations, treatments and education provided for each individual patient in compliance with Seton policy. Advocate for patient needs through interaction with interdisciplinary team, including but not limited to case managers, social workers, therapists, dieticians, nurses, and physicians, to ensure appropriate continuum of care. With consent of patient/guardian, provide consultation with school/educational and/or work personnel to facilitate transition back into the community after illness/injury. 3. Allocate caseloads by numbers of patients, types of disorders, ages of patients, languages spoken, clinical experience, and scheduling constraints. Coordinate and schedule evaluations and treatment with appropriate departments and personnel, within and outside of the Seton network, such as physician offices. 4. Facilitate and improve understanding of unique populations served, through family, staff, and community education, including in-services, support groups, and additional program development. Over sight of graduate students. 5. Assist with administrative duties as assigned. Examples include participates in staff development programs, supervises and assists to orient new staff and students, Maintains involvement in Performance improvement, assists with achieving team goals and supports budget initiatives, assists with selection of new team members. Minimum Qualifications Current Speech-Language Pathology license from the Texas Department of State Health Services is required. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) is required. CPR certification from the American Heart Association within 6 months of hire date is required. Preferred Qualifications Pediatric Experience a requirement. This position is for outpatient pediatric case load with occasional weekend coverage for adult hospital patients. Skills Bilingual (Spanish) and functional American Sign Language skills preferred. Skill in speaking Spanish is preferred. Familiarity with prioritizing caseloads is required. Written and verbal skills for communicating with medical staff are required. Compliance with continuing education requirements is required. Physical Demands Medium (requires lifting 50 lbs, with frequent carry of up to 25 lbs) Balancing:............Frequently Bending:...............Frequently Carrying:...............Frequently Climbing:.............Frequently Crawling:..............Rarely Crouching:............Occasionally Fine Dexterity:.......Frequently Foot Controls:.......Rarely Handing:..............Frequently Hearing:...............Continuously Kneeling:.............Occasionally Lifting:..................Occasionally Pushing Pulling:.....Occasionally Reaching:............Frequently Sitting:...................Occasionally Standing:..............Continuously Talking:................Continuously Twisting:..............Frequently Vision:..................Continuously Walking:...............Frequently Work Environment Some employees (vs. all employees) may have exposure. Supervision Received Department Director Supervision Exercised N/A Physical Other NONE Other Functions 1. Performs others duties as assigned.