Speech-Language Pathologist Home Health Visits

Physicians Choice Home Health is recruiting for a Speech–Language Pathologist to join our Home Healthcare Team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing quality home health visits to our patients in the comfort of their home. You will be joining a team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of care to our members.

The Speech–Language Pathologist is responsible for implementation of standards of care for speech language pathology services and for adherence to all conditions in the Service Agreement.

Physicians Choice Home Health is an Obran Cooperative Company. Obran Health is building the largest worker-owned home-based healthcare company in the US. We know the frustrations that come when working at a traditional healthcare employer - we’ve been there. That is why we created Obran Health. Obran Cooperative businesses give voice, power, and a share of the profits to each of our employee members.

We are recruiting for healthcare professionals that want the chance to really own their work and have a say in the organization where they work.

• Conduct appropriate evaluations, assess home environment (as appropriate), identify equipment needs relative to speech/language function.
• Identify functional speech defects and establish a plan of care to improve the patient's function.
• Administer speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic technique and/or equipment.
• Recommend communication devices/aids as indicated.
• Confers with referring physicians and other Physicians Choice Home Health personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care contributes to the total plan of care.
• As appropriate, participate in case conferences, in services and other meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
• Prepare and submit notes per Physicians Choice Home Health policy.
• Maintain clinical competency in speech language pathology practice and theory.
• Identify patient and family/caregiver needs for other services and refer as appropriate.
• Instruct patient, family/caregiver and other Physicians Choice Home Health health care personnel in the patient’s treatment regime as indicated.
• May supervise home health aide in procedures directly related to the speech–language therapy plan of care.
• Perform other duties as required to facilitate the delivery of speech language pathology services.

• Possesses a master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology (SLP), and who meets either of the following requirements:
  • Is licensed as a speech language pathologist by the State in which the individual furnishes such service; or
  • If the State does not license speech-language pathologists:
  • Must successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating such supervised clinical experience);
  • Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full-time SLP services after obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree in SLP or a related field; and
  • Successfully completed an approved national examination in SLP.
• A minimum of one (1) year’s clinical experience in Speech–Language Pathology.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
• Ability to travel to different patients' homes.
• Discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
• Prior experience working in a home health setting is preferred, but not required.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible schedule
• Short- and long-term disability

All employees are invited to become members of Obran Cooperative. An ever growing set of member benefits is offered to all Obran Cooperative members, including:

• Personal enrichment resources offered to all Obran Cooperative members
• Financial budgeted resources offered to all Obran Cooperative members
• An ever growing set of member benefits offered to all Obran Cooperative members

• Optional participation in the Obran Cooperative board and committees to help define future Obran Cooperative member benefits for all Obran Cooperative members
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