We are a full-service senior living community offering a unique environment for residents to share their passions while enjoying a quality lifestyle. If you are someone who has a passion for seniors and customer service, we are looking for you! We are looking for genuine, motivated, caring people to join our team.

The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates and treats residents, communicates with families, physicians, and other health team members and maintains documentation of services in the medical record. Conducts in-services and training for facility staff on an ongoing basis in restorative techniques.

Here are a few of the responsibilities and tasks that are expected of our Speech Therapist :

• Evaluate residents based upon the physician referral.
• Develop effective treatment plans and obtain approval for services from referring physician.
• Treat residents according to the treatment plan.
• Screen residents based upon identified need.
• Perform tests, measurements, and evaluations, such as instrumental activities of daily living, psychosocial, cognition and leisure/vocational and functional activities/ADL’s, range of motion, manual muscle tests, posture control, sensation, coordination, neuromuscular control, visual perception and home management.
• Record daily treatment charges, per approved billing guidelines.
• Communicate with supervisor and other health team members regarding resident progress, problems and plans.
• Participate in discharge planning.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Assist the Director of Rehabilitation in hiring and orienting new physical therapy staff
• Provide input to the Director of Rehabilitation on performance appraisals for therapy / clinical associates.
• Supervise all clinical responsibilities.

Required Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology. Two years’ experience as a Therapist is preferred.

What’s in it for me? (Great Question!) 

• Flexible schedule 

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call

 We are looking for genuine, motivated, and caring people to join our Kisco team. 

*Kisco Senior Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer