Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care • Williamsburg, VA

28d • $62 - $72 • Onsite

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem role making home health visits. The office serves adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Williamsburg, Virginia. Prior home care experience is a plus but is not required. The SLP works as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing so clients can receive the care they need while remaining at home.

Requirements

• Current Speech Language Pathologist license in Virginia.
• Meet one of the stated certification pathways: hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; meet the equivalent education and work-experience requirements and be awaiting the opportunity to take the certification examination; or have completed the necessary education and work requirements and be accumulating the 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 evaluations to assess and diagnose speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties, and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Develop treatment plans based on evaluations, physician orders, and recommended goals.
• Continually assess and revise speech therapy care plans and participate in multidisciplinary care planning with BAYADA clinicians as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other representatives in rehabilitative care and activities that promote health, safety, and independent living.
• Document observations, interventions, evaluations, patient-care management, and services provided 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.
• Personal protective equipment supplies, comprehensive infection-prevention protocol, daily pre-screens, and close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.

What This Job Offers

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