What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Health Speech Language Pathologist position at BAYADA Home Health Care?
Job Title: Home Health Speech Language Pathologist
About the Job
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Home Health Speech Language Pathologist to join our team in Montgomery County. As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA SLP, you will use your clinical skills and heart to treat patients in the comfort of their own home.
Responsibilities:
- See clients through their care needs, from hospital discharge to living a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity.
- Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
- Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician's orders, and recommended goals.
- 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.
Requirements:
- A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist.
- A minimum of one year of recent work experience as a Speech Therapist.
- 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.
What We Offer:
- Flexible schedules for work/life balance.
- 1:1 hands-on training supplemented with virtual learning.
- Ability to perform 1:1 direct client care and advocate for clients' needs.
- 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger care team with the highest safety standards.
BAYADA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and identities.
