Home Health Speech Therapist ST

Pathwell Health•Waterbury, CT

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating speech and language disorders, and functional training in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Speech Therapist works to help determine a treatment plan, performs interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and evaluates the patient's progress.

Requirements

Master's degree in Speech Therapy or Speech-language Pathology
Must be currently licensed in Speech Therapy in Connecticut (required)
Driver’s License
Car Insurance
Car Registration
Strong leadership skills and ability to work collaboratively with a large team
Strong clinical assessment, organizational and communication skills
Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously
Ability to utilize computers and other electronic devices for tasks such as timekeeping, in-servicing and documentation

Nice To Haves

Current CPR certification (preferred)
Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Responsibilities

Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of speech therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
Evaluates the patient's level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests.
Assists the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care
Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable standards of practice
Observes, records, and reports to the supervising nurse and/or physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition
Instructs the patient, the family and/or caregiver and other members of the health care team in areas of speech therapy in which they can participate
Visits patient according to plan of treatment, completes a progress note for each visit, and submits progress notes per Shamrock Home Care policy .
Completes all patient evaluations and develops the ST plan of care within state specific guidelines.
Reports outcomes of evaluation, goals, and anticipated projected frequency of care to supervising nurse within 24 hours of the evaluation.
Participates in staff conferences and committees as necessary
Provides in-services to agency staff upon request of supervising nurse
Sends the supervising nurse and/or the physician a written summary report on patient's condition at least every 60 days
Performs other duties as assigned