$78,722 yearly
Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Albany, NY, USA
This is a professional position involving responsibility for evaluating, planning and providing speech and language pathology (speech therapy) services and treatment to residents in accordance with either written prescription or referral from a physician who provides medical direction or with the results of the professional therapist's assessment. The work is performed under the direct supervision of the speech director. Performs other tasks as required. *Responsibilities/Typical Work Activities: * * Screens residents to determine the need for speech therapy evaluation; * Evaluates resident need for speech therapy services in accordance with the orders of the physician; * Develops plans of care for residents as they pertain to speech and language pathology services; * Confers with the physician and other members of the interdisciplinary staff to determine the development of the residents’ plan of care; * Provides speech therapy services to residents in accordance with the...