In-Home Speech Pathologist — Caring, Individualized Care

Jobtome; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, invites you to join our team delivering in-home speech pathology services nationwide. This role focuses on evaluating and treating adults with speech, language, cognitive, voice and swallowing disorders in the home setting.

You will collaborate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to improve communication, safety and independence, guided by CCC-SLP credentials and state licensure in good standing.

Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered license to practice speech pathology specific to that state you are assigned to work.
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) with completed graduate coursework and a clinical practicum at a college or university whose program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working to prevent, assess, diagnose and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing disorders in adults
• Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and provides augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

CCC-SLP

CPR Certification

Speech-language pathology

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, invites you to join our team delivering in-home speech pathology services nationwide. This role focuses on evaluating and treating adults with speech, language, cognitive, voice and swallowing disorders in the home setting.

You will collaborate with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to improve communication, safety and independence, guided by CCC-SLP credentials and state licensure in good standing.