Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Specialist (Healthcare)
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JOB SUMMARY:
The Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Specialist is a New Hampshire-Licensed speech pathologist or occupational therapist serving children and youth with a variety of nutritional and feeding difficulties. Services are offered to children from birth to age 21 as part of a state-wide network that is funded by a NH DHHS Bureau for Family Centered Services contract. Program Services include evaluation, consultation and follow-up services, safe eating plans, diet order forms for schools, and coordination & assessment of swallow studies.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Independently assesses and treats children with feeding and swallowing delays and disorders. Performs complex and specialized patient evaluations and therapeutic interventions.
2. Develops a treatment plan and monitors progress for each child on his/her caseload.
3. Collects patient background and medical history for diagnostic and treatment purposes.
4. Able to interpret modified barium swallow test results to best implement a treatment plan of care.
5. Maintains thorough, up-to-date treatment notes and develops appropriate home programs for clients when applicable.
6. Prepares feeding and swallowing reports that incorporate evidence-based practice and meet the requirements of reimbursement by private third-party insurers and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations.
7. Provides consultation to other medical professionals in the management of patient evaluations, therapeutic intervention planning and/or therapeutic interventions requiring specialized skill.
8. Supplies information to the Billing and Reimbursement Specialist to ensure insurance authorization can be secured prior to a patient visit.
9. Submits timely and complete documentation to support billing and reimbursement of all services.
10. Maintains patient and family confidentiality. Complies with HIPAA security and privacy regulations as outlined by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services .
11. Attends team meetings, supervision sessions and completes all mandatory trainings.
