Per Diem Home Health Speech Therapist - Waterford

Yale-New Haven Health • Waterford, CT

90d

About The Position

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day. Provides complete assessment and speech therapy to individuals accepted for admission to Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut therapeutic home care program. The Speech and Language Pathologist is directly responsible to the Supervisor of Therapy Services.

Requirements

• Current license in Connecticut as a speech pathologist.
• Master's degree in speech pathology.
• Three years clinical experience in speech pathology.
• Graduate speech pathologist - Master's degree from an accredited school with an approved plan on file with the Division on Medical Quality Assurance.
• Pre-employment physical including tuberculosis test.
• Satisfactory work references.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive assessment of speech, hearing, and language functioning for an individual.
• Participates in development of total patient care plan.
• Prepares, implements, and documents a therapeutic plan based on the initial evaluation and the total patient care plan.
• Provides rehabilitative services for speech and language disorders.
• Instructs patient, family, and other agency health care personnel in patient's treatment regimen when indicated.
• Identifies patient/family needs for other home health services and referral for same when needed.
• Participates in case management conferences.
• Reevaluates patient status at appropriate intervals and makes program changes when indicated.
• Maintains communication with the primary care nurse and the physician.
• Participates in discharge planning from speech therapy with the patient, the primary care nurse, and the physician.
• Participates in at least 12 hours inservice per year.
• HIPAA Access Level 4.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees