Speech Language Pathologist - Senior Living Visits
About The Position
BAYADA Home Health Care is hiring an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for a full-time or part-time opportunity serving seniors in 1–2 communities throughout Anne Arundel County. The role provides home-health services within senior living communities, limiting the typical home-health commute. As part of a multidisciplinary health care team, the Speech Language Pathologist provides rehabilitative care to help clients receive the medical care they need to remain at home. The position includes evaluating and treating clients with speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties; creating and updating treatment plans; coordinating care with BAYADA clinicians; educating clients and their representatives; and documenting care using a tablet. BAYADA describes opportunities for training, career development, and recognition, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.
Requirements
- Current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Maryland.
- Meet one of the stated clinical certification pathways: hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; meet equivalent education and work-experience requirements and be awaiting 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 experience with electronic medical records (EMR).
Responsibilities
- Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
- Evaluate clients to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
- 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 patient representatives in rehabilitative care and activities that promote health, safety, and independent living.
- Document observations, interventions, evaluations, 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, infection prevention protocols, daily pre-screens, and monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
