Speech Pathologist,Home Health,Per Diem Job Leominster area,Massachusetts USA,Healthcare

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Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Hiring Range: $33.29 - $59.93

Please note that the final offer may vary within this range based on a candidate's experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity considerations
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Schedule Details: Monday through Friday

Scheduled

Hours:

8-4:30

Shift: 4 - Mixed Shift, 8 Hours (United States of America)

Cost Center: 24100 - 4318 Home Care Speech Therapy

This position may have a signing bonus available; a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

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I. Major Responsibilities

Conduct diagnostic evaluations of various communication disorders in children and adults, including language disorders, articulation deficits, auditory and auditory‑perceptual deficits, voice disorders, stuttering and neurological disorders such as congenital, developmental, or acquired. Assessment may include consideration of physical status of oral and vocal mechanisms, breathing patterns, vocabulary, language structure, articulation, voice quality, fluency, auditory processing, language integration, written language and other parameters deemed appropriate.

Analyze client data and interpret test results to physicians.

Provide remedial treatment in individual and group settings for children and adults with the above communication and swallowing disorders, utilizing clinical techniques appropriate to each type of disorder. Use complex decision‑making to analyze each patient's problems and develop treatment interventions to maximize function in daily living activities.

Recommend, design, and/or implement augmentative methods of communication such as communication boards and mechanical devices when oral and/or aural communication is not possible, in conjunction with the patient, family and/or others.

Provide information about communication disorders to patients, families and others.

Design and establish home programs and other activities that may be used for carry‑over or reinforcement of the therapy program.

Maintain records and reports necessary to conduct treatment, including diagnostic evaluation reports, daily treatment notes, monthly physician renewals as appropriate, progress reports as appropriate or requested, and loss summaries of treatment.

Confere with other individuals and/or agencies involved with the patient’s program, including physicians, related professions, school personnel, social service agencies and the like.

II. Position Qualifications

License/Certification/

Education:

Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology.

Current MA Speech Pathology license.

Member of ASHA (American Speech‑Healing Association).

Experience/

Skills:

Attainment of the certificate of clinical competence, typically taking one year.

Effective verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated clinical knowledge.

Excellent customer service skills and ability to work cooperatively with all members of the healthcare team.

Unless certification, licensure or registration is required, an equivalent combination of education and experience providing proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed in this description may be substituted for the above requirements.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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