Job Description Laugh, create, give, and love. These are just a few of the positive words of affirmation that describe the culture at Centre for Neuro Skills (CNS). We work together as a team and continually inspire each other to lead positive change, learn, and grow. Our commitment to research, innovation, and advances in technology drives us to reach for what could be possible. Every day is a new day to smile, do, and change. We are passionate about our work and making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Since 1980, CNS has provided post-acute medical treatment, rehabilitation and disease management, and offers residential, inpatient, outpatient and assisted living programs. Locations include Bakersfield, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin. CNS helps people with brain injury find hope, independence and a meaningful life – and you can play a key role in that journey. Please see our moving corporate video, “The Story of Centre for Neuro Skills” at The Staff Speech-Language Pathology Assistant is responsible for participating in the application of a variety of speech and cognitive therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients. Work is full time during weekdays. Work is performed at the clinic with some work occasionally at the residential site or in the community. A high degree of accuracy in documentation and observation, adaptability to a variety of situations, strong organizational and communication skills, decision making and an ability to evaluate situations as they occur is needed for this position. JOB DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS Contributes to the examination and evaluation of patients, identifies communication/cognitive problems, including the type of problems such as cognition, dysarthria, apraxia, language, dysfluency, dysphagia, etc., the causal and/or maintaining factors, and the severity of the problems. Implements patient treatment programs (therapy and home programs). Treatment activities may include, but are not limited to, the Cognition Module, Attention Module, Auditory Rehabilitation Module, Echoic Store, Iconic Store, orientation, passive breathing, thermal stimulation, etc. Consistently updates/keeps Speech-Language Pathologist up to date on the progress to ascertain the program’s effectiveness. Requires visual and auditory acuity, verbal ability, fine motor coordination, problem-solving, judgment, and planning abilities, to evaluate and treat patients. Assists in administering, scoring, and interpreting highly specialized diagnostic tests. Determines whether there is some organic basis for the communication problem through examination of the patient’s oral peripheral mechanism and review of the medical records. Requires visual and auditory acuity, fine motor coordination, and safety awareness to administer examinations and treatment following set procedures and policies. Assists the Speech-Language Pathologist with the patient s oral peripheral mechanism and review of the medical records, without interpretation. Performs reporting procedures. Consults with patients, families and therapists from various clinic disciplines to instruct, advise or inform them of procedures and tests. Plans clinical programs under the direction of a Speech-Language Pathologist and/or Clinical Case Manager assigned to a specific patient’s case. Determines recommendations for length of treatment and intensity of the program PREFERRED DUTIES AND REQUIREMENTS Conducts in-house training sessions regarding Speech-Language Pathology when needed. Assists in the establishment of department policies and procedures. Supervises speech students as requested. Transports patients as needed. SPECIAL SKILLS UTILIZED, EDUCATION LEVEL, TRAINING Bachelor s Degree required, preferably in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Disorders. Current or eligible for state Speech-Language Pathology Assistant licensure. Acute or post-acute rehabilitation experience is preferred. COVID vaccination with booster (when eligible) is required. Apply Today
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