Home Health Speech Therapist — Empower Communication

Optum; Lake Como (FL); On-site; USD 71,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Speech Therapist in Home Health to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments, coordinating with the care team to develop and follow a plan of care.

Licensed in Speech Therapy in your state, with CPR certification and a valid driver's license, you will deliver patient-centered interventions and educate patients and families in communication strategies across home-based settings.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Speech Therapy in the state of residence.
• Current CPR certification.
• Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of speech therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team
• Evaluates the patient's level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests. Assists the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care
• Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable standards of practice
• Observes, records, and reports to the supervising nurse and/or physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition
• Instructs the patient, the family and/or caregiver and other members of the health care team in areas of speech therapy in which they can participate

Skills

Speech Therapy

Job description

Optum is seeking a Speech Therapist in Home Health to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments, coordinating with the care team to develop and follow a plan of care.

Licensed in Speech Therapy in your state, with CPR certification and a valid driver's license, you will deliver patient-centered interventions and educate patients and families in communication strategies across home-based settings.