Speech Therapist (Part-Time) – Pediatric & Adult Home Health

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At Agape's Way, we provide specialized care and support for pediatric and adult individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities, including residents with complex medical needs requiring ventilator, tracheostomy, oxygen, and G-tube support.

Our interdisciplinary team is passionate about creating a safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent environment where residents can communicate, participate, and thrive.

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Part-Time Speech Therapist/Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to provide individualized speech, language, cognitive, feeding, and swallowing services to our pediatric and adult population.

This is an excellent opportunity for an SLP who enjoys relationship-based care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and helping individuals achieve meaningful improvements in communication, swallowing safety, and functional independence.

• Flexible part-time opportunity
• Work with both pediatric and adult populations
• Provide meaningful, individualized therapy in home and group home environments
• Opportunity to treat speech, language, cognition, feeding, and swallowing needs
• Gain specialized experience supporting medically complex residents
• Collaborate with nursing, respiratory therapy, PT, OT, physicians, caregivers, and families
• Work with individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities
• Professional development and ongoing training opportunities
• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) with company match and additional benefits for eligible employees

The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, developing, and implementing individualized treatment plans designed to improve communication, cognition, swallowing, and overall functional independence for pediatric and adult residents.

The SLP provides evidence-based speech and swallowing interventions while working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, caregivers, families, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.

This position requires a therapist who can adapt their approach to the developmental, communication, medical, and functional needs of each resident while maintaining safe, compassionate, resident-centered care.

Reports to: Director of Nursing (DON)

Schedule: Part-Time

• Perform comprehensive speech-language evaluations for pediatric and adult residents
• Assess expressive and receptive language, speech production, cognition, memory, problem-solving, voice, fluency, and functional communication
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on physician referrals, clinical findings, and resident goals
• Provide evidence-based interventions designed to improve communication and participation in everyday activities
• Reassess progress and modify treatment plans based on resident response and functional outcomes
• Utilize adaptive communication devices and alternative communication methods when appropriate

• Provide developmentally appropriate speech and language interventions for pediatric residents
• Evaluate communication abilities and developmental needs
• Support speech production, receptive and expressive language, social communication, cognition, and functional communication
• Adapt treatment approaches based on each child’s developmental, cognitive, behavioral, and medical needs
• Partner with families and caregivers to reinforce communication strategies outside of therapy sessions

• Evaluate swallowing function and identify residents who may be at risk for aspiration
• Develop and implement individualized dysphagia treatment plans
• Provide feeding and swallowing interventions appropriate to resident needs
• Recommend appropriate diet textures and liquid consistencies in collaboration with physicians and other appropriate clinical team members
• Educate nursing staff, caregivers, and families regarding safe feeding techniques and aspiration precautions
• Monitor residents receiving G-tube feedings and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team regarding swallowing safety and progression

• Collaborate closely with Respiratory Therapists and nursing staff when treating residents requiring ventilators, tracheostomies, oxygen therapy, and G-tubes
• Evaluate appropriate communication options for residents with…