Home Health SLP: Compassionate Therapy & Care Coordination

Heritage Healthcare Services; Las Cruces (NM); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Heritage Healthcare Services in Las Cruces, NM, seeks a licensed speech-language pathologist to assess, deliver, supervise, and evaluate speech therapy services for agency patients in line with physicians' Plans of Care and regulatory requirements.

The role includes conducting comprehensive OASIS and interdisciplinary assessments, developing plans of care with patients and caregivers, delivering ordered therapy, counseling families, and documenting progress.

Qualifikationen

• Has a master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology.
• Is licensed as a speech-language pathologist by the state in which the individual furnishes such services.
• Prefer one (1) year clinical experience, preferably in an acute care or rehabilitation setting.

Aufgaben

• Completing comprehensive and OASIS assessments.
• Ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
• Development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
• Providing services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Patient, caregiver, and family counseling.
• Patient and caregiver education.
• Preparing clinical notes.
• Communication with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners, as appropriate, related to the current plan of care.
• Coordination with known external agencies providing care and services to the same patient.
• Participation in the agency’s QAPI program.
• Participation in agency-sponsored in-service training.
• Performs direct speech therapy services to patients as ordered by a physician and in accordance with the Plan of Care.
• Ensures delivery of services is maintained in accordance with physician orders and with client consent.
• Make updates to the plan of care, as ordered by the physician, in response to changes in patient condition, progress towards goals, and/or new/changed physician orders.
• Observes, records, and reports reaction to treatment and any changes in patient condition to appropriate personnel and/or physician.
• Supervision of home health aides a minimum of every 14 days (if applicable).
• Performs other related duties as directed by the Clinical Manager and/or Administrator.
• Participation in regular on-call rotation as directed by the Administrator.

Ausbildung

Master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology

Jobbeschreibung

Heritage Healthcare Services in Las Cruces, NM, seeks a licensed speech-language pathologist to assess, deliver, supervise, and evaluate speech therapy services for agency patients in line with physicians' Plans of Care and regulatory requirements.

The role includes conducting comprehensive OASIS and interdisciplinary assessments, developing plans of care with patients and caregivers, delivering ordered therapy, counseling families, and documenting progress.