Home Health Speech Therapist; SLP

Position: Home Health Speech Therapist (SLP)
Providing in-home services to our patients.

* Performs accurate and comprehensive speech, language, and swallowing assessments.

* Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home speech therapy services.

* Guarantees 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.

* Guarantees 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.

* 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 Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI).

* 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.

* Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge, and skills.

* Master's or doctoral degree in speech language pathology, and who meets either of the following requirements;

* Is licensed as a speech language pathologist by the state in which the individual furnishes such services; or

* In the case of an individual who furnishes services in a state which does not license speech language pathologists:

* Has successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating supervised clinical experience);

* Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full time speech language pathology services after obtaining a master's or doctoral degree in speech language pathology or a related field; and

* Successfully completed a national examination in speech language pathology approved by the secretary.

* Prior home health experience preferred.

* Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

* Proof of automobile insurance (MVR checked)

* Proof of current CPR certification

* Able to pass criminal background check and national sex offender clearance