Speech Therapy Internship-Spinal Cord Injury

Under supervision of a Speech Language Pathologist, the SLP Intern will assist in evaluating patient’s need for SLP therapy.

Plans and executes individual treatment programs in accordance with ASHA and SLP scope of practice. Keeps treatment skills upgraded through continuing education, evidence based research, and program development.

Perform job responsibilities in accordance with the program’s strategic objectives and goals to carry out organizational strategic objectives.

• Focus on Patient Care. A selfless drive to serve and heal connects all MFB employees.
• Clinical Variety and Challenge. An inter-disciplinary approach and a top team of professionals create ever-changing opportunities and activities.
• Family Culture. We offer the stability of a large organization while nurturing the family / team atmosphere of a small organization.
• Trust in Each Other. Each employee knows that his / her co-workers can be trusted to make the right decision for our family, patients, staff and community.
• A Proud Tradition . Years of dedicated, quality service to our patients and community have yielded a reputation that fills our employees with pride.

Age and Clinical Specific Competencies :

With guidance of the Supervising Speech Language Pathologist, the SLP Intern must be able to

• demonstrate emerging knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned department.
• demonstrate basic knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span
• possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status
• interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age-specific needs
• provide the care needed as described in the department’s policies and procedures.

Essential Expectations of Intership :

Each job responsibility is related to the MFB Pillars of Excellence. The responsibility is identified to a pillar by the following letters : Q (Quality), S (Service), P (People), G (Growth), F (Financial).

All expectations will be guided by a liscensced and qualified Speech Language Pathology Clinical Instructor according to ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) guidelines and standards of clinical competency.

• The SLP Intern will provide supervised patient care, treatment, and services within the scope of their skill set and as directed by their clinical supervisor. (Q,S)
• Provides patient care. (Q)
• Evaluates patient condition.
• Establishes treatment goals in collaboration with patient and family as appropriate, and in collaboration with the treatment team.

Treatment goals should be interdisciplinary and patient-centered whenever possible.Establishes written treatment plan, and administers treatment for each patient according to the stated goals.

Delegates responsibilities to SLP therapy assistants and rehabilitation technicians as appropriate.

• Re-evaluates patient's status and effects of treatment. Revises treatment plan as necessary. Reviews revised goals with patient and family as appropriate.
• Evaluates patient's need for medical equipment and orders the appropriate equipment as necessary. Evaluates equipment upon delivery and instructs patient, patient's family and health care workers on its use.
• Participates in planning for patient discharge by considering and communicating with patient, family, community support / services and environmental limitations.
• Demonstrates competence in relevant software and hardware required to meet job responsibilities. (Q)
• Documents patient's status and progress through initial evaluation, progress notes, and discharge summary according to established internal / external time standards and adherence to reimbursement guidelines. (Q)
• Communicates with others to integrate SLP therapy treatment with all aspects of patient care. (Q,S)
• Participates in conferences / discussions as needed and exchange of written records with other interdisciplinary team members to integrate SLP therapy treatment plan.
• Instructs the patient and the family in SLP therapy procedures as part of providing patient and family education including written instructions as necessary.
• Attends various meetings and in-services as designated by supervisor. (Q,P)
• Completes assigned work schedule as agreed upon by supervising SLP.
• Follows all hospital policy and procedures including but not limited to patient confidentiality and infection control. (Q)
• Assists Supervising SLP in meeting or exceeding program productivity expectations. (F)
• Supports program operations as assigned. (Q,S,P,G,F)

Customer Service Responsibilities :

Demonstrates excellent customer service behaviors consistent with organizational and departmental standards. Consistently promotes teamwork and direct communication with co-workers.

Deals discretely and sensitively with confidential information.

Responsibilities in Quality Improvement :

Contributes by identifying problems and seeking solutions. Promotes patient / family satisfaction where possible; participates in departmental efforts to monitor and report customer service.

Diversity and Inclusion :

Mary Free Bed values diversity and inclusion among patients, families and staff. We strive to hire people who reflect the communities we serve.

Our employees will serve all patients, families and each other with dignity and respect.

Essential Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Education, and Training Requirements) :

• Must be a student in an accredited graduate level university program for Speech Language Pathology.
• Possesses and maintains BLS certification to meet department / program protocol.
• Physical Demands : The physical ability to lift, position, and transport patients; the ability to constantly sit, occasionally stand, walk, bend, kneel, twist, crawl, grasp, reach, and frequently use hands for grasping;
• to hear, speak, write, and see (correctable vision); to frequently lift 1-10 pounds, and occasionally lift 11-100+ pounds;
• to frequently carry 1-10 pounds and occasionally carry 11-35 pounds; to occasionally push anywhere from 1-100 pounds; to occasionally pull up to 35 pounds;

to exert up to 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, 10-20 pounds of force frequently, and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly.

Reporting Relationship :

Program Manager, Site Leader or Team Leader, Clinical Instructor

Mary Free Bed is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristic.

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