Develops and expands speech therapy programs, provides treatment of communication disorders and monitors contract therapists. Ensures compliance with federal, state and local requirements. Monitors quality of care and service.
Essential Functions:
- Evaluates and administers diagnostic tests and provides individualized treatment to adults and children for a variety of communication disorders, voice and swallowing impairment, and neurological defects.
- Assists in departmental scheduling, billing, and monitoring of services/quality of care. Recommends and implements appropriate treatments. Monitors status of results, and collaborates with physicians when altering treatment program. Supervises and trains junior therapists and CFY candidates.
- Monitors the work, quality and costs of contract therapists and the treatment of patients in non-Kaiser facilities. Serves as a consultant on interdisciplinary teams. Acts as a resource in evaluating SNF patients.
- Serves as clinical expert in at least two specialized areas (e.g., pediatric speech, traumatic brain injury). Ensures compliance with The Joint Commission, federal, state, and local requirements.
- Develops protocols and treatment programs within specialized areas.
- Assists with community programs, particularly in areas of expertise.
- Develops and presents in-service programs in area of specialty.
Secondary Functions:
- Indirect patient care, Case Management for Children with Developmental disabilities.
- Provide patient and caregiver education.
- Coordination of services for patients with other KP facilities, schools, CCS, community services.
- Program development for department clinical services, for education and training of OT's regarding developmental disabilities, and other administrative tasks as delegated by Physician lead, Director and or Manager.
- Excellent service Orientation.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Significant experience, usually four (4) years, as a Speech Therapist.
- Previous supervisory/leadership experience preferred.
- Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- Must have a Nat'l Provider Identifier (NPI), or obtain an NPI prior to employment start date.
- Completion of a Speech Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) Internship required.
- Current California license required.
- BLS Required.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence.
- Specialized training in areas of expertise.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local requirements.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years full time experience with pediatric patients in the hospital and/or clinic setting.
- CCS paneled or eligible.
- Advanced certification in swallow, hand , modality.
- Additional continuing education in specialty area - NDT, NOMAS, Autism, Developmental Delay, Augmentative Communication, MBS, Feeding etc.
- Experience with Autism.
- Experience mentoring staff and students, resource to peers and other disciplines, teaching in the facility/organization/community.
- Excellent customer service skills, high mps scores, advanced computer skills.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.