Speech Therapist, Rumford Hospital

$10,000 Sign on Bonus!

Full-time, 32 hours per week, Benefit eligible position!

Supervision provided for completion of a CFY!

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Speech Therapist to join the Rumford Hospital Therapy Services team!

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

The Opportunity:

Rumford Hospital is seeking an experienced Speech Therapist for full-time opportunity on our Speech Therapy team!

This position makes a direct positive impact on Maine's Western Foothills community by providing one-on-one Speech Therapy services to patients of all ages. Contribute to Central Maine Healthcare’s commitment to affordable, world-class care while receiving professional development opportunities, competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

What You’ll Do

• Diagnoses speech/language or swallowing disorders/delays
• Provides intervention/consultations for patients who demonstrate disorders/delays in speech, language, communication and/or swallowing.
• Provides treatment and instruction to patients according to acceptable principles and practices of Speech/Language Therapy.
• Follows acceptable principles/practices of the American Speech Language Hearing Association.
• Provides care to inpatient adult and geriatric patients, outpatient pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Assist patients to reach their maximum performance and level of functioning while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities
• Collaborate as a member of the healthcare team for the provision of comprehensive patient care.
• Consistent with training and competency review, provides care to Inpatient pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Maintains training and competency as applicable in regulatory requirements such as JCAHO (if applicable), and state and federal regulations and standards.
• Coordinate, delegate and supervise responsibilities assigned to assistants, aides, etc.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Flexibility, organization and ability to function in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of professionalism.
• Ability to identify and respectfully address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
• Ability to meet current documentation standards and policies in a timely fashion.
• Ability to read and communicate effectively in English.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Requirements and Qualifications for the Position

• Current Maine Licensure in Speech Pathology.
• Obtain or eligible for Clinical Competence Certificate through the American Speech Language, Hearing Association.
• Current BCLS certification.

CMH offers a robust benefits package that includes:

• Robust Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• Medical plan with enhanced Tier 1 benefits provided within the CMH system.
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Basic Life insurance at no cost
• Supplemental Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plans
• Tuition IO partnership for student loan repayment assistance and tuition assistance
• Family leave program for Parental Leaves
• Comprehensive Wellness Program

What It’s Like Working at CMH

• CMH provides support to participate in continuing education opportunities, helping our team members achieve their own goals while helping patients achieve theirs.
• Therapists gain exposure in multiple areas and specialties to develop a well-rounded skillset.
• Every Speech Therapy patient visit is a one-on-one session to provide attentive, personalized care.
• Rumford Hospital provides the ability to provide both inpatient and outpatient services.
• Therapy teams across the CMH system work closely together to provide additional resources, support and training.
• A mixture of veteran and recently graduated therapists promotes a skillful and diverse environment.
• CMH’s comprehensive wellness program keeps team members healthy while also enhancing financial wellness with generous HSA contributions.

Essential Duties:

• Performs a thorough, organized and objective Speech/Language Therapy evaluation in appropriateenough depth for patient diagnosis and clinical presentation; identifies the speech and languagetherapy problems from the evaluation and incorporates patient potential as well as major barriers to treatment.
• Diagnostic assessment/screening are to include, but are not limited to speech, language,
communication, cognition and/or bedside swallowing assessments and fluoroscopic swallow function studies to objectify the patient’s impairment and identify the treatment problems.
• Develops appropriate treatment goals/plan that is based on the evaluation findings, the patient’s goals,review of the medical record, a history, the referring physician’s goal for the patient, and information gathered from the patient’s health care team.
• Demonstrates a timely progression in the plan and an update of the plan/goals based on the patient’s response to intervention and reassessments per the policies.
• Demonstrates timely/correct equipment selection and appliance selection and provides guidance to the patient to obtain.
• Demonstrates individualized treatment planning including appropriate therapy application and treatment intervention in the areas of cognitive retraining, articulation and phonology remediation, aphasia remediation, vocal hygiene, and compensatory strategies, oral motor retraining, Dysphagia diet progression, delayed language remediation, remediation/compensation for dysarthria and/or apraxia of speech, and patient/family education
• Discusses and advises Medical Staff, patients and patient families regarding
indications/contraindications for treatment, offers alternative modes of treatment and advises in the proper utilization of the service as supported by current Speech Pathology literature/research.
• Delivers treatment in compliance with departmental policies, protocols, and per the American Speech, Language, Hearing Associations code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.
• Demonstrates ability to assess patient pain interfering with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Modifies treatment session based on accurate interpretation of patient’s response to treatment.
• Addresses in treatment sessions, patient’s identified Speech/Language therapy goals, per the
evaluation.
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity. Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and their families.
• Performs examinations such as swallowing examinations accurately and communicates results timely to all appropriate members of the healthcare team.
• Interacts professionally with patient/family and involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care and conducts treatment sessions to assure the safety of the therapist, support staff and the patient at all times.
• Coordinates and directs patient care to ensure patients’ needs are met and hospital policy is followed.
• Manages and operates equipment safely and correctly. Maintains department cleanliness and safety.
• Demonstrates an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
• Maintains a good working relationship both within the department and with other departments.
• Consults other disciplines as appropriate to collaborate in patient care and performance improvement activities.
• Timely and concise identification and communication of patient care needs beyond our system’s care continuum.
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to physicians and members of the health care team.
• Assists with orientation and in-service training for department staff if needed; participates in guidance and educational programs.

Education and Experience:

• Current Maine Licensure in Speech Pathology
• Obtain or eligible for Clinical Competence Certificate through the American Speech Language,
Hearing Association.
• Current BCLS certification.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards

i. I am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environment
ii. I am actively listening and seeking information
iii. I am honest, truthful, and consistent
iv. I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathy
v. I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriate
vi. I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamwork
vii. I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways.

• Demonstrated ability to direct and triage in a highly fluid dynamic operational environment.
• Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team.

**Internal team members who apply for a role that has a sign on bonus for external candidates, will not be eligible for the sign on bonus. Team members who have been gone from CMH for one year or more are eligible for a sign on bonus payment.

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.