Speech Therapist II

Position Summary

The Speech Pathologist will be directly involved in patient evaluation and treatment, acting as an integral member of the rehabilitation team. Provides assessment, diagnoses, implements treatment, care, and evaluation for patients with cognitive, speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of AHMC‑Seton Medical Center. The employee is expected to demonstrate behavior consistent with the core values of the institution and support the strategic plan, performance improvement plan and all organizational expectations such as customer service, patient rights, confidentiality, environment of care and other initiatives.

The Speech Language Pathologist will also serve as preceptor in the student intern program and develop speech pathology services throughout the hospital. The role ensures effective, efficient, and quality care for a geriatric and adult population, performs additional duties as directed by the supervisor or director of rehab, and covers both locations:
Seton Medical Center in Daly City (CA) and Seton Coastside in Moss Beach (CA).

• Meetsाताo expectations and AHMC Activities.
• Promotes a service culture—AHMC Customer Service Standards.
• Demonstrates the customer satisfaction standards set for the institution.
• Actively participates in ways to prevent customer complaints and dissatisfaction with services.
• Focuses attention and actions on what is best for the patient or customer.
• Attempts to identify all customer needs and cuff to meet and/or exceed expectations.
• Interacts with all customers in a caring manner.
• Contact with others is polite and proactive.
• Promotes a positive teamwork environment.
• Creates closure after interactions.
• Communicates effectively in a positive, respectful and concise manner.
• Demonstrates Core Values and supports Mission, Vision and Values and Code of Conduct.
• Can articulate and demonstrate support for organizational goals, the Mission and Vision of the Institution and the core values.
• Assures patient/family rights are respected and fulfills the Medical Center’s Patient Safety Philosophy.
• Maintains ] confidentiality of patient information and medical‑center business matters.
• Complies with all established policies and procedures.

• Safeguards self/others and physical plant and equipment.
• Demonstrates and understands personal and departmental roles in security, health, life, and safety plans.
• Demonstrates and understands role in the hazardous materials plan and accesses information on MSDSs.
• Demonstrates and understands role in the hospital emergency and disaster plan.
• Follows procedures for reporting faulty equipment or service problems.
• Participates in performance improvement activities.
• Understands and advocates AHMC initiatives.

• Ensures compliance with all state, federal, and local regulations and requirements.
• Performs diagnostic swallowing evaluations.
• Performs diagnostic voice/cognitive evaluations.
• Maintains accurate written records in a timely manner.
• Analyzes tests and measurements and makes skilled recommendations based on professional competence in planning, implementation and education of therapeutic programs.
• Communicates information both orally and in writing to other medical professionals.
• Adapts, adjusts, and monitors evaluation and treatment plans as needed.
• Interprets tests and measurements and educates patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
• Keeps current with developments in speech and language pathology, attends seminars and workshops for State License đề.
• Consistently applies infection control policies and practices.
• Understands and practices standard precautions for self and others in patient‑care activities.
• Understands and practices appropriate disease‑specific isolation.
• Ensures sterility of supplies and equipment.
• Meets population/age‑specific competencies per unit‑specific addendum.
• Attends department‑specific education, training, in‑services, and staff meetings.
• Ability to perform patient care within the designated time frame and follows recommendations in…