Speech Language Pathologist Per Diem Home Care
About The Position
Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Home Care and Hospice team is hiring a per diem Speech Language Pathologist. The role evaluates, plans, directs, and administers speech therapy programs to restore function, prevent disability, and help patients reach their maximum level of independence. The Speech Language Pathologist assesses patients based on referring-physician diagnoses and develops and updates plans of care with patients and families. The position evaluates and treats speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in people of all ages, from infants to older adults. The position is onsite in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with variable days and hours and a minimum commitment of 24 hours per month. The role requires working at various locations and shifts on a per diem basis.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- Ability to work at various locations and shifts on a per diem basis.
- Ability to organize multiple tasks and projects and maintain control of workflow.
- Ability to identify patient-specific speech rehabilitation learning needs.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
- Pennsylvania Speech Language Pathologist license, required upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- Doctorate in Speech Language Pathology.
- One year of clinical experience in Home Care.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate speech, language, voice, swallowing, cognition, expressive and receptive language, written language, reading comprehension, speech intelligibility, and oral motor structure.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with physicians overseeing speech pathology programs.
- Complete supporting documentation and billing in accordance with departmental policies and regulatory requirements.
- Improve speech intelligibility and use alternative or augmentative devices to facilitate communication.
- Review the quality and appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency of services and individual speech-language pathology programs.
- Administer, score, and interpret specialized hearing and speech tests.
- Deliver evidence-based, cost-effective patient care appropriate to patients’ ages and specific needs.
- Plan, direct, or conduct rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communication efficiency for individuals with communication, swallowing, or cognitive problems.
- Assist physicians in determining appropriate dietary feeding levels for patients with dysphagia or other special needs.
- Develop and update plans of care in collaboration with patients and families to support return to maximum functional independence.
