Home Health Speech Language Pathologist-Per Diem

CenterWell Home Health; Bluffton (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CenterWell Home Health seeks a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat patients in their homes under supervision. You will develop and periodically review the Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care, focusing on disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing to improve function.

You will administer diagnostic tests, observe progress, and report changes to the supervisor, while coordinating with patients, families and healthcare staff to enhance communication safety

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and licensure.
• Experience in home health or rehab settings preferred.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and provide speech-language pathology services in the home or facility.
• Develop and review Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care.
• Administer diagnostic tests and interpret therapy outcomes.
• Document evaluations, visits and progress per policy.
• Coordinate with care team and educate patients/families.

Skills

Speech-language pathology

Home health care

Communication skills

Education

Master's in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Become a part of our caring community As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Clinical Manager, you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

Become a part of our caring community As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Clinical Manager, you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, You Will

• Evaluate, direct and provide speech/language pathology service to patients in the home or facility
• Participate in the development and periodic review of the Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care.
• Use professional skills and judgment in assessing and treating disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing to prevent, identify, evaluate and minimize the effects of such disorders and conditions.
• Administer and interpret diagnostic tests and applications of therapeutic treatments including audio logic screening.
• Observe, record and report changes in the patient’s condition and response to treatment to supervisor and/or the physician.
• Provide instruction and training to patients in use of alternative communication systems when appropriate.
• Provide counsel and instruction to patients, families and healthcare staff.
• Maintain and submit documentation as required by the Company and/or facility. Prepare and submit written reports of evaluations, visits, summaries, care plans, care coordination activities, and progress reports as required by Company policy.
• Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning.
• Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct concerning information that is confidential in nature. Share information only when the recipient’s right to access is clearly established and the sharing of such information is clearly in the best interests of