Home Health Speech Therapist: Impactful Patient Care

Optum; Bryant (AR); On-site; USD 94,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Job summary

Elite Home Health, part of the LHC Group within the Optum family, seeks a Speech Therapist to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments in home health patients. You will develop and execute treatment plans, monitor progress, and educate patients and families in cooperative care with the health team.

The role requires state-licensed speech therapy, a valid driver's license, and CPR certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.

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 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

CPR certification

Driver's license

Education

Licensed Speech Therapist

Job description

Elite Home Health, part of the LHC Group within the Optum family, seeks a Speech Therapist to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments in home health patients. You will develop and execute treatment plans, monitor progress, and educate patients and families in cooperative care with the health team.

The role requires state-licensed speech therapy, a valid driver's license, and CPR certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.