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Home Health Speech Therapist (SLP)

Eden Health

#Quality Assurance #CPR Certification #Documentation #Healthcare Team #Patient Safety #Criminal Background Check #Time Management #Home Health #Pain Management

Quick overview

The Speech Therapist will provide in-home services, performing comprehensive speech, language, and swallowing assessments, and coordinating care planning with physicians and healthcare teams to optimize patient outcomes. Responsibilities also include communicating status changes, managing pain modalities, ensuring patient safety, and completing all required documentation accurately and timely.

Requirements summary

Candidates must possess a Master's or doctoral degree in speech language pathology and be licensed by the state, or meet specific alternative requirements including supervised clinical experience and passing a national examination. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, proof of insurance, current CPR certification, and the ability to pass background checks are mandatory.

postgraduate degreeTime ManagementOrganizational SkillsCare PlanningDocumentationCPR CertificationPatient SafetySpeech TherapyPain AssessmentSwallowing AssessmentsOASIS Data Set Completion

Job description

Providing in-home services to our patients.
Performs accurate and comprehensive speech, language, and swallowing assessments.
Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home speech therapy services.
Guarantees that changes in patients’ clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
Guarantees that physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and other healthcare team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
Delivers speech therapy modalities appropriate to the patient’s clinical status, needs, and age.
Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient’s pain.
Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities.
Provides speech therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of speech therapy.
Participates in the HHA’s information management and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI).
Complies with the HHA’s policies.
Accurately completes OASIS data set.
Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with HHA policy and applicable regulations.
Submits verification of completed visits in accordance with HHA policy.
Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences in accordance with HHA policy.
Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.
Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.
Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge, and skills.

Home Health Speech Therapist (SLP)

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