Speech Language Pathologist- Private Duty

Lifecare Home Health Family•San Antonio, TX

just now•Onsite

About The Position

The Beyond Faith Health & Wellness Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for ensuring that quality Speech therapy care is coordinated, managed, and delivered appropriately in a cost-effective and financially responsible manner. This role involves providing direct Speech therapy services and managing patient care plans in an outpatient setting, including conducting complete assessments, evaluations, and establishing individualized plans of care. The pathologist will also consult with other healthcare team members and the community, identify patient and family/caregiver needs for other health services, provide consultation and screening, and participate in discharge planning, team conferences, and staff meetings. Accurate and timely documentation is a key aspect, covering consultations with referral sources, evaluation and treatment plans, session notes, progress reports, billing records, and additional documentation for audits. Furthermore, the position may involve participation in program development, performance improvement initiatives, and contributing to the maintenance of a safe and clean clinical environment, including equipment maintenance and reporting service needs.

Requirements

Entry-level education from an appropriately accredited Speech therapy academic program
Active license in good standing for the state in which the clinical agency is located.
Demonstration of good verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
Possesses and maintains current CPR certification for healthcare providers, obtained through acceptable CPR certification provider

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year of clinical practice as a Speech Language Pathologist

Responsibilities

Provides Speech therapy services and manages patients’ Speech therapy plans of care in an outpatient setting.
Conducting complete Speech therapy assessment and evaluation of each patient, employing appropriate tests and measures in the examination process.
Establishing an individualized Speech Therapy plan of care for each patient, including consultation with the appropriate medical provider to obtain required authorizations and concurrence with the plan of care.
Providing direct patient therapy services in accordance with prevailing professional practice standards (according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association).
Adherence to all confidentiality and privacy policies, in accordance with organizational policies and federal regulations.
Consults with other healthcare team members and the community, as appropriate.
Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other health services and refers as necessary.
Provides Speech therapy consultation and screening to families/caregivers and other customers as appropriate.
Participates in discharge planning for patient and communicates to appropriate healthcare team members, patient and family/caregivers.
Attends team conferences and staff meetings as appropriate/requested.
Participates in community education, marketing, public relations and promotional events, as requested, and with appropriate approval.
Prepares and submits required, accurate and timely documentation in a facility- and regulatory-compliant format.
Consults with referral sources, including plan of care for MD authorization/certification review date.
Prepares Evaluation and ST plans of care.
Prepares Treatment records, including session notes and progress reports.
Prepares Additional treatment and billing records and charges, according to organizational procedures and systems.
Prepares Additional documentation as requested for audit or other review purposes.
Participates in program development as requested.
Participates in performance improvement initiatives and projects as requested.
Contributes to maintenance of safe and clean clinical environment, including participation in equipment maintenance, monitoring for regular inspection and reporting identified service or repair needs.