Speech Language Pathologist - SLP

Elara Caring•Springfield, IL

46d•$65 - $75•Remote

About The Position

At Elara Caring, we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here, each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals, providing the Right Care, at the Right Time, in the Right Place. This role involves Speech Language Pathologist - Home visits, utilizing new ambient listening technology to save time on documentation, allowing more focus on patients. A dedicated therapy scheduler assists in grouping visits by day and location to save travel time for shorter, more impactful days. See your impact with one-on-one patient visits. At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited educational program in Language Pathology
Current, unrestricted SLP license in the state of work
Minimum one (1) year of experience as a SLP in a clinical care setting
Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area.
Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment
Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
Must be able and willing to travel 50%

Responsibilities

Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Evaluates the Speech-Language pathologist patient to determine the rehabilitation needs and potential for achievement and develops a plan of care in accordance with the findings.
Admits the patient and assesses speech-language therapy and all other needs according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines. Makes the initial therapy evaluation visit and re-evaluates the patient’s speech language therapy needs during each visit. Makes follow-up assessments according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines.
Initiates plan for patient safety, using the patient, family, and community resources.
Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the appropriate supervisor, the physician, and other team members involved with patient care.
Participates in the implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning. Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the Plan of Care, per agency policy.
Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care, into therapy care, as evidenced by documentation in therapy notes. Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.
Performs direct Speech-Language pathology services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician.
Selects diagnostic and therapeutic materials appropriate to patient needs. Instructs and provides patients and/or their caregiver in the home therapy program providing modification and clarification when necessary.
Assures clinical notes indicate continuing communication and coordination of services with physician, other staff, and disciplines.
Ensures that all therapy notes, supply log/visit logs are accurate and turned into the office according to office policy.