Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) - Home Health, Full-Time or Per Diem

UniversaCare • Waterbury, CT

13d • $48 - $58 • Onsite

About The Position

There For You Home Care Services, a Division of UniversaCare, is hiring Speech-Language Pathologists to provide home health visits in the Waterbury, Connecticut area. The Medicare-certified home health agency serves adults recovering from stroke, neurological conditions, head and neck surgery, and progressive illness in their own homes. Full-time and per diem schedules are available.

The position involves evaluating and treating speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing needs in patients’ homes. The role is based from the agency’s Waterbury office and serves Greater Waterbury, the Naugatuck Valley, and surrounding towns in New Haven and Litchfield Counties. Hamden-area visits are also available.

Requirements

• Current Connecticut SLP license.
• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and auto insurance.
• CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• ASHA CCC-SLP certification preferred.
• Home health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing function in the home.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care with measurable goals.
• Provide dysphagia treatment and diet recommendations, aphasia and dysarthria therapy, and cognitive-communication training.
• Train patients, families, and caregivers on safe swallowing strategies and home programs.
• Coordinate with nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, aides, and physicians; communicate changes in patient status.
• Complete timely, accurate documentation that meets Medicare and agency standards.

Benefits

• Weekly pay and a clock-in app.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• $250 referral bonus after the referred employee works 100 hours.
• Tuition assistance after 2,500 hours for approved career programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time