Speech Therapist SLP Home Health

PruittHealth • Columbus, GA

13d

About The Position

Provide evaluative, consultative, and treatment interventions to home health patients referred by a licensed physician in their place of residence. Maintain effective communication with Home Health partners, United Rehab partners, patients and their families, and other internal and external customers as appropriate.

This role offers a pay-per-point compensation model in which visits requiring greater effort receive higher point values. The employer describes its clinician compensation as top-of-market and offers unlimited income potential, additional pay incentives, mileage reimbursement, a progressive benefit plan, flexible schedules, career growth opportunities, and a team environment. Applicants who currently live in or can commute to Muscogee County, Georgia, receive special consideration.

Requirements

• Must have a valid professional license in the state of practice.
• Graduate of an ASHA-accredited school. Foreign-trained applicants must have a program deemed substantially equivalent to U.S. entry-level Speech Language Pathology education by an ASHA-approved credentials evaluation organization.

Nice To Haves

• Prior Home Health experience is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Complete evaluations, assessments, and treatments in accordance with policy and the individualized care plan, within established timelines.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team and attending physician to develop, integrate, and manage the patient care plan, helping maintain continuity of care and making referrals to other disciplines as needed.
• Demonstrate knowledge of home care and competency in discipline-specific patient care skills required to provide care.
• Recognize and respond to patient-care priorities with initiative and sound judgment.
• Assist with training and orienting others.
• Use accepted company teaching materials in patient and family education.
• Report alleged or suspected violations to a supervisor and/or others until the issue is resolved.
• Comply with the corporate compliance program.
• Meet agency productivity standards and use time and resources effectively and efficiently.
• Participate in center or agency surveys, including Licensure and Joint Commission surveys, mandatory in-services, case conferences, staff meetings, and programs such as the Performance Improvement Program, as required.
• Follow established safety regulations and procedures, and report job-related functions or tasks involving occupational hazards as necessary.
• Maintain current licensure, certification, and clinical records to meet federal, state, and agency regulations and guidelines.
• Work independently, prioritize, manage time appropriately, and meet outcomes and strategic goals by targeted deadlines.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement
• Progressive benefit plan
• Flexible schedules
• Career growth opportunities
• Additional pay incentives
• Pay-per-point compensation model with higher point values for visits requiring greater effort
• Unlimited income potential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed