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
Location: Linwood, New Jersey
BAYADA Home Health Care seeks a skilled Speech Language Pathologist to join our team in providing high-quality home health care services to adult and geriatric patients.
Key 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 New Jersey.
- 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.
About BAYADA Home Health Care
BAYADA Home Health Care is an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider. We comply with all state/local mandates and are committed to providing high-quality care to our clients. Our team is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k retirement plan, discount program, sick pay, employee assistance programs, vision benefits, bereavement, health care FSA, weekly pay, continuing education, holiday pay, wellness and fitness programs, dental benefits, medical benefits, dependent care FSA, and more.
At BAYADA, we value our employees and recognize their hard work and dedication. We offer opportunities for career advancement, professional growth, and development, as well as a supportive and collaborative work environment.