Speech Language Pathologist-Senior Living Visits
About The Position
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for a per diem position making home health visits for its senior living visits office. The office serves adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Sinking Spring and surrounding areas. Prior home care experience is a plus but is not required. The Speech Language Pathologist is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, helping them receive the medical care needed to remain at home. The role includes evaluating and treating speech, language, communication, and swallowing difficulties; coordinating care plans; educating patients and their representatives; and documenting care using a touch pad tablet.
Requirements
- Current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Pennsylvania.
- Meet one of the stated qualifications: hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; meet equivalent educational and work experience requirements and be awaiting the opportunity to take the ASHA certification examination; or have completed the necessary education and work requirements 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 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 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 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.
- PPE supplies, comprehensive infection prevention protocol, daily pre-screens, and close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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