Home Health Speech Therapy PRN

Hestia Healthcare at Home, LLC; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hestia Healthcare at Home, LLC is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to identify and treat patients with speech, language, voice and fluency disorders in home settings.

The role emphasizes improving communication skills through vocal exercises and cognitive therapies, with a focus on collaboration with physicians and the care team to advance rehabilitation goals.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes communication, cognitive and swallowing skills of patients by evaluating and treating appropriate patients.
• Coordinates care planning and communicates patient status to family and professionals.
• Establishes individual patient schedules in conjunction with team members.
• Develops and implements treatment plans with short- and long-term goals.
• Monitors patient progress and adapts treatment as indicated.
• Documents results of assessments and treatments.
• Instructs patients, families and staff in the use of augmentative communication devices.
• Reviews service quality and participates in billing, payroll and expense documentation.

Tools

Augmentative communication devices

Job description

• Location 380 Park Place Blvd.,Ste 100,Clearwater, FL, 33759-4929,United States
• Employee Type PRN

Contact information

• Name cheryl connelly Brown

Description

Identifies and treats patients with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Improves patient’s
communication skills through vocal exercises and cognitive therapies. May select alternative communication
systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.

Essential Functions

• 1. Optimizes communication, cognitive and swallowing skills of patients by performing or supervising therapy staff in initiating referrals; evaluating and treating appropriate patients; effectively participating in the care planning process; appropriately documenting progress toward identified objectives and communicating patient status and needs to the patient, the patient’s family, the staff and other professionals as appropriate.
• 2. Establishes individual patient schedules in conjunction with other team members.
• 3. Develops treatment plans by identifying a problem list, including long and short-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals. Confers formally and informally with the physician and other team members in coordinating the total rehabilitation program of the patient.
• 4. Coordinates treatment plan with patient, family and other team members. Implements and conducts treatment as outlined in the treatment plan. Monitors patient’s response to intervention and modifies treatment as indicated to attain goals in accordance with physician’s orders. Adapts treatment to meet the individual needs of the patient.
• 5. Documents results of patient’s assessment, treatment, follow-up and termination of services.
• 6. Recommends and obtains appropriate equipment to improve patient’s communication. Instructs patient, family and staff in use of augmentative communication devices.
• 7. Instructs patient, family and staff in appropriate speech language procedures or home program to allow carryover of therapeutic remediation and goals in daily activities.
• 8. Reviews the quality and appropriateness of the total services delivered and of individual speech language pathology programs for effectiveness and efficiency, using predetermined criteria.
• 9. Reviews the quality and appropriateness of the total services delivered and of individual speech language pathology programs for effectiveness and efficiency, using predetermined criteria. Submits billing, payroll and expense documentation in an accurate and timely manner. Assists in the collection of statistics as directed.
• 10. Adheres to Central Pyramid policies and procedures. Complies with all Infection Control, Universal Precautions, and OSHA standards for the healthcare professional.
• 11. Assumes responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development. Attends in-service training as well as provides education to members of the patient care team and members of the community.