About Us
Dry Harbor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is a 360-bed Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Facility in the heart of Middle Village Queens. Our staff is committed to ensuring the highest quality of life for all our residents.
Position Overview:
The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) provides, directs and supervises all aspects of quality patient care, including, but not limited to; screening, evaluation and treatment, treatment planning, goal setting, and documentation, in order to assure the best outcome possible for the patient. The SLP assures that the patient care follows the organization’s guidelines; professional standards and is in compliance with Federal and State guidelines. Ensures cross-disciplinary coordination in order to provide for consistent patient care.
Position Responsibilities:
- Follows all organizational and facility safety procedures regarding one’s personal protection and patient safety.
- Participates in care planning meetings, rehab meetings and communicate patient status during therapy.
- Educates staff, other health care professionals and third party payers on the benefits and functional outcomes of intervention.
- Develops treatment plan and provide treatment, consistent with benefit and reimbursement level for best functional outcome for patient.
- Appropriately and effectively completes documentation including evaluations, daily notes, progress notes, discharge summaries, or monthly reports as required.
- Attends continuing education seminars/workshops to keep abreast of new clinical skills, programs or techniques.
- Maintains appropriate state licensure, certification and credentialing.
- Conforms to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment.
- Directs and supervises the work of rehab aides and students as applicable with State and Federal guidelines.
- Ensures equipment is in good working order prior to providing care to patients.
- Maintains a clean environment.
- Attends continuing education seminars/workshops to keep abreast of new clinical skills, programs or techniques.
- Participates in provision of in-service training sessions or other educational presentations to unit team, or facility in order to enhance one’s clinical and professional knowledge and skills.
- Makes appropriate referrals to other members of the rehab team.
- Provides regular screening of residents and reviews restorative care plans on a quarterly basis.
- Provide brief update on patient’s progress verbally, and or/in writing to the Director of Rehab, and/or during unit rounds and care plan meetings.
- Attend interdisciplinary meetings in accordance with the policies of the rehabilitation department of the pediatric unit.
- To serve as clinical instructor with SLP student affiliates at this facility.
- Any other duties the Director of Rehab and/or upper management may assign and/or require.
Position Requirements:
Education:
- Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from accredited program.
Experience:
- Minimim one (1) year of speech pathology experience with the pediatric population preferred.
- Minimim one (1) year in a residential/assisted living or skilled nursing facility preferred.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to read, write and interpret documents.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and/or co-workers.
- Knowledge of all codes and demonstrate understanding.
- Will be responsible for following organizational safety policies and procedures, and Health Department regulations regarding contact with any of the above.
Licenses, Certifications:
- Licensure as required by New York State guidelines.
- Certified through ASHA.
Physical Requirements:
- Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day.
- Position will be required to stoop, bends, lifts, carry items weighing up to 25 pounds for routine performance of essential functions.
- Able to lift up to 100 pounds, if necessary, to assist lifting and moving patients.
- An individual in this position may be exposed to: Adverse indoor and outdoor environmental conditions, Blood borne pathogens, Physical hazards (e.g., needle pricks, etc.), and Chemical hazards.