Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist — Impact & Growth

Elara Caring; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with employer match

Comprehensive insurance plans

Job summary

Elara Caring is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to support in-home care across our service area. The role emphasizes evaluating patients, developing and implementing plans of care, and collaborating with physicians and caregivers to ensure high-quality, continuous care.

Candidates should have a Master’s in Language Pathology and an active SLP license, plus the ability to travel up to 50% and lift patients as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited educational program in Language Pathology.
• Current, unrestricted SLP license in the state of work.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience as a SLP in a clinical care setting.
• Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area.
• Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment.
• Must have a dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50%.

Responsibilities

• Promotes Elara Caring’s philosophy, mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Evaluates the Speech-Language pathologist patient to determine the rehabilitation needs and develops a plan of care.
• Admits the patient and assesses speech-language therapy and all other needs according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines.
• Makes the initial therapy evaluation visit and re-evaluates the patient’s speech language therapy needs during each visit.
• Makes follow‑up assessments according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines.
• Initiates plan for patient safety, using the patient, family, and community resources.
• Communicates significant findings, problems, and changes in condition or environment to the appropriate supervisor, the physician, and other team members involved with patient care.
• Participates in the implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning.
• Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
• Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the Plan of Care, per agency policy.
• Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care, into therapy care, as evidenced by documentation in therapy notes.
• Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.
• Performs direct Speech‑Language pathology services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patient’s physician.
• Selects diagnostic and therapeutic materials appropriate to patient needs.
• Instructs and provides patients and/or their caregiver in the home therapy program providing modification and clarification when necessary.
• Assures clinical notes indicate continuing communication and coordination of services with physician, other staff, and disciplines.
• Ensures that all therapy notes, supply log/visit logs are accurate and turned into the office according to office policy.
• Physically demanding, high stress environment
• Full range of body motion including handling, lifting and transfer of patients
• Potentially work irregular hours including call hours if applicable

Education

Master’s degree in Language Pathology

Job description

Elara Caring is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to support in-home care across our service area. The role emphasizes evaluating patients, developing and implementing plans of care, and collaborating with physicians and caregivers to ensure high-quality, continuous care.

Candidates should have a Master’s in Language Pathology and an active SLP license, plus the ability to travel up to 50% and lift patients as needed.