Speech Language Pathologist SLP Home Health PRN

Empath Home Health, a member of Empath Health, is seeking a PRN Home Health SLP (Speech Language Pathologist). The PRN Home Health Speech Therapist provides treatment to the patient to improve sensory-motor development, perception, memory, language and cognition.

Locations: Home home visits available to pick up in the Naples and/or Fort Myers areas (Collier and/or Lee counties)

Schedule: PRN

The PRN Home Health Speech Therapist (SLP):

• Provides speech therapy in compliance with physician’s prescription, patient’s plan of care, agency policies and procedures and federal and state regulations.
• Performs initial and ongoing assessments, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points, to identify the client’s level of functioning, swallowing and communication ability.
• Develops a plan of care in consultation with the physician and other care team members.
• Instructs patient and families on proper consistency of food to maintain nutritional intake and prevent complications of swallowing disorders.
• Instructs patients and families on using special educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory-motor development, perception, memory, language and cognition.

Requirements:

• Graduate of an approved/accredited college program that meets the educational requirements for a Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech pathology or audiology granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association; or enrolled in a program that meets the educational requirements for certification and in the process of accumulating the supervised experience required for certification.
• Licensure as a speech pathologist in the respective state.
• One (1) year home health care experience preferred.

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