Speech-Language Pathologist – Speech-Language Pathology – Concórdia Unit

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Job Summary: A Speech-Language Pathologist to assess and follow up on patients, focusing on adult/geriatric hospital speech-language pathology, document management, and participation in multidisciplinary teams. Key Highlights: 1. Adult/geriatric hospital speech-language pathology practice 2. Assessment and follow-up of patients with dysphagia 3. Participation in multidisciplinary teams and document management **Description:** Speech-Language Pathologist\- Speech-Language Pathology\- Concórdia Unit **Salary:** 4\.275,23\+ Benefits **Schedule:** 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Monday through Friday **Requirements:** Bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology / Experience in adult/geriatric hospital speech-language pathology **Desirable (a plus for candidates; not mandatory for hiring):** experience in oncological hospital cases and dysphagia / experience across multiple specialties (oncology, cardiology, general medicine, ICU) Assess and follow up on patients who have had interconsultations registered in the Gesthos and outpatient oncology systems; participate in bed-side visits with the team when required; monitor the care plan and implement follow-up actions to achieve patient improvement goals; evaluate swallowing alterations; determine whether extubated patients are eligible to begin speech-language pathology intervention for swallowing and communication disorders, including specific therapies and tracheostomy weaning. Assist in managing department-related documents (indicators, SOPs, and other documents). Provide services at Santa Lúcia Unit upon coordination request. Assess patients who have had interconsultations registered in the Gesthos system; review medical records to evaluate patients, analyzing current and past medical history; perform direct and indirect swallowing assessments to identify patients with dysphagia or at risk for dysphagia, enabling timely initiation of speech-language pathology interventions to prevent aspiration risks; for patients already cleared for oral intake but at risk for dysphagia, provide follow-up to suspend or adjust food consistency jointly with physicians and clinical nutritionists; assess eligibility of extubated patients for speech-language pathology rehabilitation in collaboration with physicians, aiming to optimize oral feeding and communication (voice, speech, and language); monitor patients’ daily clinical history and progression via the Gesthos system, bedside visits, multidisciplinary team meetings, and care plans to ensure updated information, formulation, and orientation of therapeutic plans; following direct and indirect assessment, determine the appropriate treatment modality; develop specific therapies for swallowing disorders and tracheostomy weaning to support rehabilitation; discuss clinical cases with the care team; if thickener use is deemed necessary, communicate this to the responsible physician for prescription, or prescribe it directly if authorized; record progress notes in the Gesthos system for all treated patients, print documentation, and file it in physical medical records; schedule all patients for appointments in the GestHos system; after documenting progress, verify whether the appointment has been completed; if a scheduled patient cannot be seen on the appointed day, reschedule the appointment; deliver care per the therapeutic plan and continue treatment in the ICU and inpatient units to achieve full swallowing rehabilitation; initiate oral diet according to patient assessment and clinical progression; instruct caregivers on feeding precautions, including patient positioning during meals, level of alertness, consistency of prescribed diet, and thickener usage, to ensure safety and continuity of feeding care; complete the care plan as defined by institutional scope; fill out the departmental Daily Patient Monitoring Worksheet; attend departmental meetings; participate in institutional training programs; join institutional committees and initiatives upon coordination request; read emails daily; monitor supply inventory (e.g., dyes, office supplies), and request and collect replenishments when shortages occur, promptly notifying coordination via email; track incidents—including opening, responses, and action plans—in the GestHos Web System – Incidents Module; register and monitor departmental risks per Risk Management protocols upon coordination request; issue service orders to respective departments in case of access issues, verifying the requested workflow; if coordination intervention is needed, notify them personally or via email; compile/complete monthly departmental indicators, risk management reports, annual training plans, print visible management dashboards, or any other workflows requested by coordination or the institution; in outpatient settings, conduct direct and indirect speech-language pathology assessments of oncology patients, analyzing current and past medical history; record progress notes in the Gesthos system for all treated patients and print documentation for delivery to the Oncology Secretariat or SUS outpatient clinic; continuously monitor patients for dysphagia risk; attend Oncology Department meetings (inpatient and outpatient); monitor patients initiating cisplatin-based chemotherapy protocols in Head and Neck Clinics to prevent ototoxicity; contact the Assistant Management Office if coordination is unavailable and execute established departmental workflows per requested deadlines; visit other units affiliated with or potentially joining the São Francisco Hospital Foundation upon coordination or management request. 2511060202271768940