What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Speech Language Pathologist position at BAYADA Home Health Care?
About This Job
BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist for a job in North Beach, Maryland.
- Job Type: Part-Time or Per Diem
- Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
This Part-Time opportunity involves making home visits to clients located throughout Calvert County. You will see approximately 15-20 clients per week during the hours 8:30a-5p Monday through Friday.
Responsibilities
- Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
- Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
- Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician's orders, and recommended goals.
- Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
- Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
- Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.
Requirements
- A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Maryland.
- Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;
- Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification, or;
- Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
- Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.
What We Offer
- Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision.
- Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities.
- Advance your career with specially designed career tracks.
- Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability.
- We offer a 50-year history of leading with our values, caring about our employees and clients alike, and maintaining a commitment to quality care.
BAYADA Home Health Care is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse identities or who are members of marginalized communities.
