Speech Therapist (ST) | Home Health (56254)
About The Position
Home Health Speech-Language Therapist in Libertyville, IL and surrounding areas Discover a new path in speech therapy that makes caring for patients personal and rewarding. As a Home Health Speech Therapist for Interim HealthCare®, you’ll help patients find hope and healing through home-based speech therapy designed to overcome their challenges and increase their quality of life. Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Speech Therapist. We believe the best care happens at home where patients are at ease and therapy is customized to their unique needs. If you share our passion for personalized patient care, you are made for this! Our Home Health Speech Therapist enjoy some excellent benefits: 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes Clinician Friendly EMR! Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University As a Home Health Speech Therapist , here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:
Requirements
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active SLP license in Illinois
- Minimum of 1 year of speech therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
- CPR certification
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Good clinical judgement, critical thinking skills, strong communicator, empathy and compassion
Responsibilities
- Provide home-based speech therapy to patients having communication, swallowing or cognitive difficulties due to an illness or injury
- Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and OT, focused on the patient’s plan of care and established goals
- Observe and evaluate a patient’s ability to communicate, swallow and process information
- Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient goals are met
- Assist with mouth, breathing and swallowing exercises, fluency, articulation and reading
- Educate patient and family on plan of care, therapy goals, safety practices and self-care
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
