Speech Therapist (ST) (SLP) - Home Health - PRN

Summary: Join the VitalCaring team as a Speech Language Pathologist where your expertise and compassion will help transform lives. You will provide exceptional speech therapy services with a focus on health education, aligning with our values of trustworthiness, capability, compassion, proactivity, and dedication. Your role is crucial in delivering patient-centered care that supports both patients and their families.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct evaluations and assess home environments to identify speech/language function needs.

• Develop and implement plans of care to address functional speech defects.

• Administer specialized therapeutic techniques and recommend communication aids as needed.

• Instruct patients, families, and caregivers on treatment regimes and collaborate with other healthcare personnel.

• Maintain accurate clinical notes and participate in discharge planning using the company's electronic medical record system.

• Attend in-services, case conferences, and meetings to ensure coordinated patient care.

• Maintain clinical competency in speech-language pathology practices.

• May supervise home health aides related to the speech-language therapy plan of care.

Qualifications:

• Master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology (SLP).

• Licensed as a speech-language pathologist by the state or fulfilling requirements if the state does not license SLPs.

• Minimum of one (1) year's clinical experience in Speech-Language Pathology.

• Strong verbal and written communication and organizational skills.