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Job ID: 891937
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,150.94
Job Title
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
Location
Worcester, MA | Long Term Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Days | Full-Time | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Screen, evaluate, and rehabilitate patients with communication, cognitive, or swallowing disorders; develop appropriate plans of care in accordance with regulatory and clinical practice standards
- Utilize standardized assessments and evidence-based practice to guide clinical interventions and adjust treatment plans based on patient progress
- Evaluate treatment outcomes for effectiveness and make referrals or modify services as indicated
- Provide consultation and counseling to patients, families, caregivers, and other service providers regarding speech and language disorders
- Accurately document all required clinical and regulatory information in the electronic documentation system, including treatment minutes, progress notes, and comprehensive discharge summaries
- Participate in patient care conferences, utilization review meetings, rehabilitation meetings, required trainings, and in-services; may supervise CFY or Student Speech-Language Pathologists
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 1 year of SLP experience required; new graduates considered if Level II clinical experience has been completed (Level I observation experience alone does not qualify)
- Long Term Care or Rehabilitation setting experience required
- Active Massachusetts State SLP License required
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) required
- Adherence to ASHA and Massachusetts state practice acts, code of conduct, and professional ethics
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience managing a varied caseload including Medicare A, Medicare B, and Managed Care patients
- Familiarity with productivity expectations in a long term care or skilled nursing environment
- Experience obtaining and coordinating DME or supplies as required by clinical and regulatory standards
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a structured long term care environment with a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on meaningful patient outcomes
- Overtime may be available, supporting flexibility and additional earning potential