Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care • Leesburg, VA

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About The Position

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for a per diem home health opportunity serving adult and geriatric patients in senior living communities throughout Leesburg and Ashburn, Virginia. The Speech Language Pathologist is an integral member of a multidisciplinary health care team providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to help clients receive needed medical care while remaining at home. Prior home care experience is a plus but is not required. The position offers a sign-on bonus of up to $1,000. Base pay, depending on qualifications, is $70–$76 per point.

The role involves conducting home visits within designated geographic territories; evaluating, diagnosing, and providing therapeutic interventions for speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties; developing and updating treatment plans based on evaluations, physician orders, and recommended goals; and collaborating with BAYADA clinicians on multidisciplinary care plans. The Speech Language Pathologist also educates patients and their representatives about rehabilitative care and activities that support health, safety, and independent living, and documents observations, interventions, evaluations, and services using a touch pad tablet.

BAYADA describes a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, health, dental, and vision coverage, along with training and scholarship opportunities, career tracks, and recognition and rewards. The company also describes PPE supplies, infection-prevention protocols, daily pre-screens, and monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak. BAYADA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of marginalized communities.

Requirements

• Hold a current Speech Language Pathologist license in Virginia.
• Meet one of the listed certification or qualification pathways: hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; meet the equivalent educational requirements and have the necessary work experience while awaiting the ASHA examination for certification; or have completed the necessary education and work requirements and be accumulating the supervised work experience required for certification.
• Have 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.
• Evaluate clients 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 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.
• Document observations, interventions, evaluations, patient care management, and services provided using a touch pad tablet.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Training and scholarship opportunities.
• Specially designed career tracks.
• Recognition and rewards for compassion, excellence, and reliability.
• Up to $1,000 sign-on bonus.
• PPE supplies, comprehensive infection-prevention protocol, daily pre-screens, and close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.

What This Job Offers

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