Home Health Speech Language Pathologist-Per Diem
About The Position
As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Clinical Manager, the Home Health Speech Language Pathologist helps patients regain strength, mobility, and independence in their homes through personalized care focused on rehabilitation and functional improvement. The role evaluates, directs, and provides speech and language pathology services to patients in the home or a facility; assesses and treats disorders affecting speech, voice, language, hearing, and swallowing; and supports patients, families, and healthcare staff through counseling and instruction. The position also contributes to treatment planning, care coordination, discharge planning, and required clinical documentation. This is a per-diem, patient-facing role requiring participation in Humana’s tuberculosis screening program and driver safety program.
Requirements
- Meet the education and experience requirements for ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.
- At least six months of experience as a speech therapist/speech-language pathologist.
- Current and unrestricted license.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
- Maintain personal vehicle liability insurance at the residing state’s minimum required limits or the stated higher limits: $25,000 bodily injury per person, $25,000 bodily injury per event, and $10,000 property damage.
Nice To Haves
- Home Health experience
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, direct, and provide speech/language pathology services to patients in the home or a facility.
- Participate in development and periodic review of the Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care.
- Assess and treat disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing, and swallowing to prevent, identify, evaluate, and minimize their effects.
- Administer and interpret diagnostic tests and therapeutic treatments, including audiologic screening.
- Observe, record, and report changes in patients’ conditions and responses to treatment to a supervisor and/or physician.
- Instruct and train patients in the use of alternative communication systems when appropriate.
- Provide counsel and instruction to patients, families, and healthcare staff.
- Maintain and submit required documentation, including reports of evaluations, visits, summaries, care plans, care coordination activities, and progress.
- Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning.
- Protect confidential information and share it only when the recipient’s right to access is established and sharing is in the patient’s best interests.
- Complete required tuberculosis screening and meet driver safety program requirements.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Employee assistance program
- Business travel and accident benefits
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