Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, Senior Living Visits

bayada home health care; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 59,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Training and scholarship opportunities

Career tracks and growth

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care in the Delaware/Wilmington area is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a full-time, outpatient home health role in Senior Living communities.

The SLP will evaluate and treat adults with speech, language, communication, or swallowing disorders, develop and monitor care plans, educate families, and document care using an EMR. State licensure required; ASHA CCC-SLP preferred.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP).
• ASHA CCC-SLP or equivalent certification or in process per state requirements.
• State licensure and eligibility to take ASHA exam where applicable.
• Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated territories.
• Evaluate and diagnose speech, language, communication, or swallowing disorders.
• Develop and monitor treatment plans based on evaluations and orders.
• Revise care plans with multidisciplinary team involvement.
• Educate patients and families on rehabilitative care and safety for independent living.
• Document observations and interventions in EMR accurately.

Skills

SLP license

Education

ASHA CCC-SLP or equivalent

State licensure

Tools

EMR experience

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, for a Full Time opportunity performing Outpatient Home Health visits for our Senior Living Office. This office services adult and geriatric patients in Independent and Assisted Living communities throughout New Castle County.

As a home care Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP Responsibilities:

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
• Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP Qualifications:

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in STATE.
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or;
• Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification, or;
• Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
• Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Our employees are our greatest asset:

• To learn more about BAYADA Benefits,
• Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision.
• Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities.
• Advance your career with specially designed career tracks.
• Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability.
• • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications and subject to negotiation:
    $50 per hour

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.