Home Health Speech Language Pathologist; PRN

Description

Job Title: Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist; PRN

Supervised by: Patient Care Services Director

Job Summary:

Evaluates, plans and administers comprehensive speech therapy modalities/regimens as prescribed by a physician to patients with speech, voice, language, cognitive-communicative and oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders in their place of residence for the purpose of improving and/or restoring speech and/or swallowing functions.

Demonstrates Competency in the Following Areas:

• Performs accurate and comprehensive speech, language and swallowing assessments. Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home speech therapy services.
• Ensures that changes in patients' clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
• Ensures that physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate and thorough manner.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and other healthcare team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
• Delivers speech therapy modalities appropriate to the patient's clinical status, needs and age. Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient's pain.
• Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities that include, but are not limited to, physical therapy modalities. Educates the patient and/or family in effective pain management modalities.
• Provides speech therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of speech therapy.
• Participates in the HHA's information management and performance improvement programs. Complies with the HHA's policies.
• Accurately completes OASIS data set.
• Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations and standards.
• Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with HHA policy and applicable regulations. Submits verification of completed visits in accordance with HHA policy.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences in accordance with HHA policy.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.
• Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.
• Articulates HHA grievance/concerns procedure.
• Articulates HHA adverse event/incident reporting procedure.
• Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge and skills.

Professional Requirements:

• Adheres to HHA dress code; appearance is neat and clean.
• Adheres to legal practice standards, including applicable federal, state, and local regulations and standards. Completes annual education requirements.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times. Wears identification while providing patient care.
• Attends annual review and in-services, as scheduled.
• Attends 12 staff meetings annually or reads and returns all staff meeting minutes.
• Maintains currency of professional knowledge by participating in continuing education offerings.
• Participates in the organization's performance improvement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities. Practices in a manner consistent with the professional and HHA code of ethics.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices. Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the organization.

Requirements

Regulatory Requirements:

• Master's or Doctoral Graduate in the area of Speech Therapy or Speech Pathology from an accredited university or college.

• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology awarded by the American Speech Language…