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Covenant Health (Tennessee) lists this SPEECH PATHOLOGIST opportunity in louisville, Tennessee. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
nSpeech Pathologist, Unit C - IDD
nFull Time, 80 Hours Per Pay Period, Day Shift
nPeninsula Overview:
nPeninsula Behavioral Health ( , a division of Parkwest Medical Center and part of Covenant Health, is a leading provider of mental health services in East Tennessee. With decades of experience, Peninsula offers compassionate, evidence-based care for children, adolescents, and adults through inpatient and outpatient programs across multiple counties. From psychiatric treatment and therapy to specialized senior care, Peninsula is committed to helping individuals overcome mental health challenges and live healthy, productive lives.
nTo learn more about Peninsula Behavioral Health and our units, visit Peninsula Behavioral Health Opportunities. (
nPosition Summary:
nUnder general supervision, plans, evaluates, and implements treatment programs for speech therapy patients. Modifies treatment plans in accordance with patient progress.
nResponsibilities
nnnPerforms patient evaluations (initial, progress, and discharge evaluations), establishes treatment plans, makes recommendations, and sets goals in accordance with patient needs and evidence based practice.
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nnInvolves patient and family in treatment, education, and goal setting. Coordinates with other medical personnel regarding patient’s progress, needs, and discharge planning.
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nnDemonstrates knowledge and competency including providing for age-specific needs of the population served.
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nnServes as a resource person for support staff and other health system staff.
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nnAssists with training, orientation, and supervision of support staff.
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nnAssumes responsibility for the educational development of assigned students.
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nnMaintains and updates patient documentation in accordance with professional, departmental, organizational, and payer guidelines and timeframes. Maintains established targets for compliance with chart audits.
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nnMeets established target for quality/outcome measures, service/patient satisfaction measures, financial/productivity measures, and growth/patients-per-day measures.
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nnDemonstrates leadership by including, but not limited to, participating in professional organizations/meetings (ASHA/TAASLP) on a voluntary basis and volunteering for Covenant Health activities such as the marathon, golf tournament, sports physicals, employee education, etc.
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nnCompletes partnering activities per established targets per month for physician office visits, community lectures/volunteering, Case Manager visits/marketing, and providing/attending in-services.
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nnFollows policies, procedures, and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives, and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
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nnPerforms other duties as assigned.
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n nQualifications
nMinimum Education:
nNone specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
nMinimum Experience:
nNone
nLicensure Requirement:
nMust have and maintain Tennessee State Speech Pathology License or provisional license as a Speech Pathologist Clinical Fellow. CPR required.
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nJob Title SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
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nFacility Peninsula, a Division of Parkwest Medical Center
nDepartment Name UNIT C - IDD
Worksite address
louisville, TN, 37777, US
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