Speech Language Pathologist, Part Time

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** Company:
** Ascension at Home Together with Compassus
** Position Summary
** The Home Health Speech Language Pathologist - PPV is responsible for modeling the Compassus values of Compassion, Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, and Innovation and for promoting the Compassus philosophy, using the 6 Pillars of Success as the foundation. S/he is responsible for upholding the Code of Ethical Conduct and for promoting positive working relationships within the company, among all departments, and all external stakeholders.

The Home Health Speech Language Pathologist - PPV is responsible for providing service to clients who have speech and language complications. The Home Therapy Program is provided under the direction of the attending physician by the Speech Language Pathologist with participation by the family, nurse, or other responsible person, as necessary.
** Position Specific Responsibilities
*** Participates in the development of speech therapy plans of care for patients whose direct care needs have been determined after consultation with referring physician.
* Makes visits to the patients for assessment and evaluation and communicates with the physician before start of care and as needed and completes appropriate OASIS assessments.
* Provides education and instruction to team members, patients & families.
* Documents care and submits paperwork in an accurate and timely manner to update and maintain the medical records.
* May participate in agency quality improvement programs.
* Ensures the growth and profitability of the company through the responsible use of company resources and educating the community to our services.
* Willingly accepts direction from Director of Clinical Services..
* Meets or exceeds established productivity standards.
* Confers as needed with attending physician or other agency personnel regarding patient’s condition and records information timely in patient’s EMR.
* Provides speech/language pathology services in accordance with the interdisciplinary plan of care, recommending mechanisms which focus on alternative methods of communication, speech and swallowing exercises.
* Participates in regularly scheduled interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate the care of the patients and family, exchange information and problem solve & receive staff support and education.
* Participates in agency quality improvement programs when requested.
* Evaluates outcomes of treatment plan and plans discharge as appropriate.
* Supervises Home Health Aide as appropriate.
* Ensures that all care is provided with respect for patient rights.
* Reports all grievances and complaints made by patients or families to the appropriate persons.
* Reports all allegations of patient abuse and/or misappropriation of patient property.
* Follows standard precautions and infection control procedure.
* Reports all accidents and incidents observed.
* Identifies and responds appropriately to emergency situations.
* Observes safety needs of the patients.
* Educates staff in psychosocial aspects, as needed.
* Attends in-services and meetings as required.
* Collaborates with service provider furnishing contract services to the patient as needed.
* Participates in developing and updating policies and procedures as requested.
* Maintains proper documentation for billing.
* Interfaces with patients, families, and staff to ensure customer satisfaction.
* Communicates effectively with patients, families, and other health care providers.
* Performs other duties as assigned.
** Education and/or Experience
*** Bachelor's degree in Speech Language Pathology required.
* Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology preferred.
* Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a home health setting required.
** Skills**
* ** Mathematical

Skills:

** Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage.
* ** Language

Skills:

** Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general…