In-Home Speech Pathologist — Impactful Patient Care

Jobtome; Franklinton (NC); On-site; USD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, provides in-home health and related services to help people receive quality care at home. As a Speech Pathologist, you will perform in-home evaluations and treatments for speech, language, cognition, voice and swallowing disorders in adults, collaborating with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.

You will work to improve communication, safety, independence and quality of life through personalized care, with a focus on compassionate,

Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered license to practice speech pathology in the assigned state.
• Driver's License and access to reliable transportation.
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).
• Current CPR certification.
• Preferred: 1+ years of experience in Speech Pathology.

Responsibilities

• Prevent, assess, diagnose and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing disorders in adults.
• Provide 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 -You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Skills

CCC-SLP

Driver's License

CPR Certification

Job description

Amedisys, part of the Optum family, provides in-home health and related services to help people receive quality care at home. As a Speech Pathologist, you will perform in-home evaluations and treatments for speech, language, cognition, voice and swallowing disorders in adults, collaborating with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.

You will work to improve communication, safety, independence and quality of life through personalized care, with a focus on compassionate,