Home Health Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

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.

Qualifications

* Master’s or doctoral degree in speech language pathology, and who meets
either of the following requirements;
* Is licensed as a speech language pathologist by the state in which the
individual furnishes such services; or
* In the case of an individual who furnishes services in a state which does not

license speech language pathologists

* Has successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum
(or is in the process of accumulating supervised clinical experience);
* Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full time speech language
pathology services after obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree in speech
language pathology or a related field; and
* Successfully completed a national examination in speech language pathology
approved by the secretary.
* Prior home health experience preferred.
* Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
* Proof of automobile insurance (MVR checked)
* Proof of current CPR certification
* Able to pass criminal background check and national sex offender clearance