Home Health Speech Therapist — Impact, Growth & Caring

UnitedHealth Group; Richmond (IN); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Incentive programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Speech Therapist to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognition disorders in home health patients in Indiana. You will help plan and implement evidence-based therapy and monitor progress with the care team.

Primary duties include following state scope of practice, documenting outcomes, educating patients and families, and collaborating with nurses and physicians. Weekend rotations may be required; CPR certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Speech Therapy in the state of residence.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

Speech Therapy

Job description

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a Speech Therapist to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognition disorders in home health patients in Indiana. You will help plan and implement evidence-based therapy and monitor progress with the care team.

Primary duties include following state scope of practice, documenting outcomes, educating patients and families, and collaborating with nurses and physicians. Weekend rotations may be required; CPR certification preferred.