SLP-Assistant Home Health - Fort Worth

Soundly Speaking Therapy Services, PLLC • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Soundly Speaking is hiring a full-time, W2 Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant to serve adult clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), ages 21 and up, in the Fort Worth, Texas area. The role involves providing in-person and teletherapy services, including visits in clients’ homes. Therapists work with dayhab staff, families, supervisors, and case managers to provide individually tailored treatment for a range of speech and language disorders.

The position is hourly and calls for detailed therapy aligned with short- and long-term goals in a comprehensive treatment plan. Therapists document visits, submit paperwork within 24 hours, maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and state and federal regulations, and communicate therapy progress to families and case managers. Employees use and adapt the resources provided and are expected to be adaptable, creative, reliable, and motivated.

Soundly Speaking describes its mission as providing needed therapy to qualified adults with IDD in Texas with compassion and hope. Its stated core values are Consistently Communicate, Positively Passionate, Radically Reliable, Honorably Honest, and Contagiously Caring.

Requirements

• Hold a valid Texas-issued Speech-Language Pathologist-Assistant license.
• Be comfortable working with adults in their homes and/or outside of a clinic.
• Be able to learn on the job and use and augment provided materials.
• A Texas license requires completion of a bachelor’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Sciences and Disorders and 25 TDLR-approved clinical hours and 25 TDLR-approved observation hours.

Nice To Haves

• Creative, reliable, and motivated approach to the work.

Responsibilities

• Travel to clients’ homes to provide individually tailored therapy.
• Provide in-person and teletherapy services to adult IDD clients.
• Treat a wide range of speech and language disorders.
• Provide detailed therapy to achieve short- and long-term goals as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.
• Use and augment the therapy resources provided.
• Adapt to circumstances and work with the supervisor and case managers.
• Document therapy visits and submit paperwork within a 24-hour timeline.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records in accordance with HIPAA and state and federal regulations.
• Communicate therapy updates and progress to families and case managers.

Benefits

• Occasional free access to Continuing Education Units approved by ASHA for yearly licensure.
• Friendly and motivating work environment that supports continued professional and therapist development.
• Opportunity to work with clients in an underserved community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time