Home Health Speech Language Pathologist

BAYADA Home Health Care; Lusby (MD); On-site; USD 91,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PPE and infection prevention supplies

Training and scholarship opportunities

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a part-time or per diem role, performing home health visits in Glen Burnie, MD. The SLP will work within Calvert County and join a multidisciplinary team dedicated to home-based rehabilitative care for adults and seniors.

Applicants should hold an MD license as an SLP and preferably have ASHA CCC-SLP or be in the process of certification; EMR experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Current MD license as Speech Language Pathologist.
• ASHA CCC-SLP or eligible for certification.
• Experience with EMR systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to diagnose and treat speech, language, communication, or swallowing disorders.
• Develop and revise treatment plans based on evaluations and physician orders.
• Educate patients and families in rehabilitative care and activities.
• Accurately document observations and interventions in EMR.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation skills

Clinical reasoning

Education

MD licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

ASHA CCC-SLP or eligible

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, for a part-time or per diem opportunity performing home health visits for our office located in Glen Burnie, MD. This office services adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Calvert County.

Prior home health experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP is a plus, but not required.

As a home care Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP Responsibilities:

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
• Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP Qualifications:

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in MD.
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;
• Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification, or;
• Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
• Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Our employees are our greatest asset:

• To learn more about BAYADA Benefits, click here
• Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values.
• Feel confident, safe, and supported with PPE supplies, comprehensive infection prevention protocol, daily pre-screens, and close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision.
• Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities.
• Advance your career with specially designed career tracks.
• Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability.

Additional Information:

Base Pay, depending upon qualifications: $66.00-70.00 per point.

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.