What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist (PRN) position at Goodwin House?
Job Description
Job Description
Celebrated as the #2 Top Workplace in the D.C. region for 2024 by The Washington Post, Goodwin Living is more than a team – it's a global family of individuals who represent more than 65 countries.
Embrace the evolving world of T herapy for Home Health. Choose Goodwin Home Health.
Pay : Start of Care : $125 | Eval : $110 | Follow-Up : $100 | Additional $30 Per Visit on Weekends
Service Areas : Northern Virginia cities and counties of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.
Why Home Health? Why Not Outpatient?
One-on-One Time : Enjoy the fulfilling opportunity to treat patients on a one-on-one basis, fostering genuine rapport and achieving noticeable results.
Operate on Your Own Terms : Revel in the autonomy of the Home Health setting. You'll have the power to decide the treatment path that's right for your patient, without the burden of clinic mandates.
Optimal Work-Life Balance : While the framework remains within the 9-5 boundary, Home Health gifts you the unique privilege to design your own schedule with patients. Craft a daily routine that resonates with your needs and those of your patients.
Transform Lives from the Comfort of Home!
Join our dedicated home health team as a Speech Language Pathologist and embark on a rewarding journey to enhance the well-being of our patients. In this position, you will work with our dynamic and passionate team. At Goodwin House, the SLP develops and implements the safe delivery of high-quality therapy services to seniors in a life plan community. The SLP is a vital part of an interdisciplinary team that strives to ensure older adults can live their best lives
Job Duties :
- Provides SLP treatments to overcome specific losses of function due to disease and injury, under an SLP's Plan of Care, and as dictated by the Commonwealth of Virginia Speech Therapy Practice Act
- Effectively communicates to clarify the Plan of Care, relay resident’s progress with treatment, report any adverse effects of treatment, report medical decline or inability to follow through with recommended treatments, and offers suggestions to alter and progress the Plan of Care based on knowledge and experience with that particular resident
- Documents treatments / services according to the Rehab Department’s protocols and Medicare guidelines
- Coordinates resident’s treatment with nursing staff, physical and speech therapists
Job Requirements :
A sampling of our many benefits!
At Goodwin Living, we’ve got you covered with incredible benefits, whether you work full-time, part-time, or PRN (as needed). Here’s a glimpse of what we offer to PRN team members :
About Goodwin Living
At Goodwin Living, we can all find work with purpose! As a nonprofit senior living and healthcare organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, we are driven by our mission : to support, honor and uplift the lives of older adults and those who care for them. Our commitment to our team members is written directly into that statement. We create an enriching and supportive work environment that has inspired our team members to vote us into the Washington Post Top Workplace rankings since 2019, and they made us #2 in 2024!
Goodwin Living is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an AARP Employer Pledge Signer. We take pride in our inclusive work culture that values diversity and fosters talent. With us, you are more than just a team member; you are part of a community committed to excellence and continuous learning.
Salary : $125
