Home Health Speech Therapist: Transform Patient Communication

Optum; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 71,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

VNA of Maryland, a part of LHC Group and united with Optum through the UnitedHealth Group family, seeks a Speech Therapist in Home Health to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. You will develop treatment plans and monitor progress as part of a collaborative care team.

Primary duties include providing therapy within state scope of practice, evaluating function, educating patients and families, and documenting outcomes.

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

Licensed in Speech Therapy

CPR certification

Driver's license

Job description

VNA of Maryland, a part of LHC Group and united with Optum through the UnitedHealth Group family, seeks a Speech Therapist in Home Health to assess and treat speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. You will develop treatment plans and monitor progress as part of a collaborative care team.

Primary duties include providing therapy within state scope of practice, evaluating function, educating patients and families, and documenting outcomes.