Speech Therapist (ST) - Home Health -PRN

Complete Home Care•West Palm Beach, FL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Life Care Home Health is hiring a PRN Speech Therapist to provide coordinated care to clients of all ages in their homes. The therapist plans, implements, and evaluates care plans to restore or maintain patient well-being and provides therapeutic techniques addressing speech, language, hearing, oral motor, swallowing, and cognitive disorders. The role includes intervening in deficits and eliciting patient responses. The Speech Therapist performs clinical assessments, identifies patient needs and suitability for care, and develops and maintains plans of care and clinical documentation. The therapist works with patients, families, team members, physicians, and other health care professionals, participates in case conferences, and monitors assigned cases for third-party payer compliance. The role also requires observing infection-control and universal-precaution practices, completing documentation promptly, and maintaining professional competency and required continuing education. This position serves patients of all ages in a home health setting. It involves travel to clients’ homes, flexible scheduling, and possible PRN emergency call. The position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Requirements

Two years of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist in a clinical care setting.
Master’s degree or doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.
Current, good-standing professional license to practice as an SLP in applicable states, maintained throughout employment.
Current CPR certificate, maintained throughout employment.
Current driver’s license in good standing, renewed before expiration.
Reliable transportation and auto liability insurance.
SLP skills consistent with generally accepted standards of practice.
Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication ability.
Demonstrated decision-making skills.
Ability to read, write, and comprehend English.
Ability to meet deadlines and patient needs, make quick decisions, and allocate resources under stressful conditions.
Ability to meet individualized patient and family psychosocial needs.
Prolonged standing and walking; ability to lift or transfer up to 50 pounds; hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.

Nice To Haves

Home health experience.

Responsibilities

Perform clinical assessments, identify patient needs, and determine appropriateness for care.
Prepare, revise, and complete plans of care, progress notes, phone orders, and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis.
Analyze client needs and provide appropriate care as ordered by a physician.
Apply infection-control concepts and universal precautions when providing or coordinating client care.
Communicate effectively with clients, their families, team members, and other health care professionals.
Participate regularly in case conferences.
Monitor assigned cases to ensure compliance with third-party payer requirements.
Complete documentation in a timely manner to comply with company policy.
Participate in in-service programs and maintain or improve professional competency.
Meet continuing education requirements of the agency and licensing board.
Provide therapeutic interventions for speech, language, hearing, oral motor, swallowing, and cognitive disorders.
Travel locally to clients’ homes and work a flexible schedule; respond to PRN emergency calls as needed.