What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home Care Speech Therapist position at UnityPoint Health?
- Area of Interest: Therapy
- FTE/Hours per pay period: 0.4
- Department: SN Visits- HC- SC
- Shift: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM/Days
- Job ID: 161720
UnityPoint at Home - Sioux City, IA
Home Care Speech Therapist
Part Time - 0.4 FTE
Day Shift - Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Flexible Hours!)
Overview
Why UnityPoint Health?
- Commitment to our Team – We’ve been named a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare 2022 by Becker’s Healthcare for our commitment to our team members.
- Culture – At UnityPoint Health, you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and unwavering belief in doing what's right for the people we serve.
- Benefits – Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commitment – We’re committed to ensuring you have a voice that is heard regardless of role, race, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.
- Development – We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.
- Community Involvement – Be an essential part of our core purpose—to improve the health of the people and communities we serve.
Responsibilities
- Provide In-Home Speech Therapy – Conduct initial and comprehensive assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, and deliver speech therapy interventions to improve language, swallowing, cognition, and memory deficits.
- Collaborate on Patient Care Plans – Work with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement home health care plans that align with best practices and ensure high-quality patient outcomes.
- Ensure Safe & Effective Therapy – Utilize appropriate treatment modalities, communication devices, and therapy techniques while maintaining patient safety and delivering exceptional care in accordance with agency policies.
- Master’s degree in speech-language pathology Licensed as a speech-language pathologist by the state(s) where providing services
- If state does not require SLP license – completion of 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum; completions of 9 months of supervised full-time speech-language pathology services after obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree; and completion of a national examination in speech-language pathology approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
- One year experience caring for similar patient population as to be assigned.
