Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / ST - Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care•Lexington, NC

1d•Remote

About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem opportunity. This role involves providing home health visits to adult and geriatric patients in their homes, covering areas including Lexington, Denton, and parts of Winston-Salem in North Carolina. As a home care SLP, you will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary healthcare team, delivering rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, enabling them to receive necessary medical care while remaining at home.

Requirements

A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in North Carolina.
Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
Experience working with adults and geriatrics.
Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Responsibilities

Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.