Home Health Speech Therapist (PRN) – Impact & Growth

Optum; Florida; On-site; USD 50,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

Parrish Home Health in Titusville, Florida, is hiring a PRN Speech Language Pathologist to assess and treat speech and language disorders, swallowing, and cognitive impairments in home health settings.

The role involves developing treatment plans, delivering interventions, and evaluating patient progress, with duties performed in coordination with a healthcare team. Requires state licensure, CPR, and weekend availability.

Qualifications

• Licensed in Speech Therapy in the state of residence.
• Current CPR certification or ability to complete within 90 days of hire.
• Available to work a weekend rotation.

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
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

Speech-language pathology license

CPR certification

Job description

Parrish Home Health in Titusville, Florida, is hiring a PRN Speech Language Pathologist to assess and treat speech and language disorders, swallowing, and cognitive impairments in home health settings.

The role involves developing treatment plans, delivering interventions, and evaluating patient progress, with duties performed in coordination with a healthcare team. Requires state licensure, CPR, and weekend availability.