Senior Living Speech Language Pathologist

BAYADA Home Health Care•Burlington, VT

7d•$45 - $50•Remote

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a full-time or part-time opportunity performing outpatient home health visits in Williston, Vermont. This role services adult and geriatric patients in their homes throughout Franklin/Chittenden County. As a home care SLP, you will be a vital part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team, providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, enabling them to receive necessary medical care at home.

Requirements

A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Vermont
Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or; Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification, or; Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
Solid computer skills

Nice To Haves

Prior home care experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP is a plus, but not required.
Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Responsibilities

Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.