Speech Language Pathologist-Home Health Visits

BAYADA Home Health Care • Sunbury, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for a per diem or part-time opportunity providing home health visits to adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Northumberland County and Cumberland County. The Speech Language Pathologist is an integral member of a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing so clients can receive the medical care they need while remaining at home. Prior home care experience is a plus but is not required.

The role includes evaluating and treating clients with speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties; developing and revising treatment plans; collaborating with BAYADA clinicians; and educating patients and their representatives about rehabilitative care and activities that promote health, safety, and independent living. Patient care observations, interventions, and evaluations are documented using a touch pad tablet.

BAYADA describes its workplace as one that values teamwork, compassion, excellence, and reliability. It offers a comprehensive benefits package, training and scholarship opportunities, and career tracks. The company also provides PPE supplies, infection-prevention protocols, daily pre-screens, and monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak. BAYADA complies with applicable state and local mandates and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania license as a Speech Language Pathologist.
• Possess a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; or meet the equivalent educational and work-experience requirements and be awaiting the opportunity to take the ASHA certification examination; or have completed the required education and work and be accumulating supervised work experience required for certification.
• Solid computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Prior home care experience as a Speech Language Pathologist.
• Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR).

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients with speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop treatment plans based on evaluations, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
• Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan and participate with BAYADA clinicians in multidisciplinary care planning, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives in rehabilitative care and activities that promote health, safety, and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations related to patient care management and services using a touch pad tablet.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision.
• Training and scholarship opportunities.
• Specially designed career tracks.
• Recognition and rewards for compassion, excellence, and reliability.
• PPE supplies, comprehensive infection-prevention protocols, daily pre-screens, and close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed