إرفاق
وصف الوظيفة
Ensures through his/her actions, either directly or indirectly, that a superior quality of medical treatment, compassion and understanding is given to every patient served at the Care National Hospital.
Evaluates plans and performs Speech and hearing therapy treatments.
Writes evaluation assessment and maintain adequate treatment records and progress notes for review by medical staffs.
Carries own patient case load and responsible for all duties this entails.
Participates in departmental meeting, case conference and clinical in-service.
Prepares patients for discharge from the hospital by teaching those precautions, basic procedures and giving home instructions if necessary.
Communicates all pertinent changes in patients' condition to the Physicians and medical staff.
Promptly completes daily documentation of treatment.
Ensures good maintenance in the treatment area. Reports to Department Head any damage and out of order equipment.
Acts as an advisor in clinical problems discusses diagnosis and treatment plans with medical team.
Assists the attending Physician in determining appropriate speech therapy treatment; reviews and evaluates patient's records; schedules, performs and evaluates patient tests; recommends the most appropriate treatment for specific disabilities; submits a written treatment program to the Physician for concurrence.
Maintains complete records of the patients' original diagnosis, evaluation and treatment plan; records and evaluates patients' response and discusses progress with the Physician/Surgeon; recommends changes; advises when the patient is ready for discharge from the therapy room.
Demonstrates proper treatment procedures to ward personnel; instructs patients and families in procedures to be continued at home. As requested, plans and conducts lectures and training programs for medical staff, students and community groups; plans and participates in the speech and Hearing therapy research programs.
Keeps abreast of new techniques or equipments and recommends or implements them as applicable.
Complies with hospital dress code.
Performs other applicable tasks and duties assigned within the realm of the employee's knowledge, skills and abilities.
Patient and Family Education
Involves the patient/families in plan of care and respects patients/families regarding their goals and choices of patient care.
Provides health promotion and health teaching thru methods appropriate to a patients’ developmental level, learning needs, readiness and ability to learn, language preference, culture and situations.
Allots time necessary to assess, plan implement and evaluate patient education provided to patients/families with appropriate documentation.
Utilize the nursing process in creating and coordinating teaching plans for individualized patients.
Create patient care assignments as per competency regarding surgical procedures.
Qualifications:
Education:
BS degree in Speech and langauge Therapy from an accredited institution, plus the required clinical internship for professional registration.
Holder of Professional license to practice.
Passed Saudi Council Registration exam.
Current CPR certification.
Experience:
Minimum of 2 years’ experience similar to the job in an acute care hospital facility.
المهارات
Fluency in verbal and written English. Preferable also in Arabic
Knowledgeable of computer skills.
Ability to exhibits professionalism and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Must be willing and able to work with multi-cultural and physical handicapped.
Good in customer care and team work.
