What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Speech Language Pathologist position at BAYADA Home Health Care?
BAYADA Home Health Care seeks a Speech Language Pathologist for home health visits in Jamison, Pennsylvania.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
Flexible schedules, 1:1 care, and great work/life balance are available.
Speech Language Pathologist 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.
Speech Language Pathologist Qualifications:
- A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in PA is required.
- 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) is preferred.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.
