Per Diem Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health

bayada home health care; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 96,432 - 110,208; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Training and scholarship opportunities

Career development tracks

Recognition for compassion and quality

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem Home Health role serving Senior Living Communities in the Lehigh Valley. You will provide therapy to older adults in their homes, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and support independence and quality of life.

Base pay is $70.00 - $80.00 per point, with a focus on compassionate, person-centered care. Prior home health experience is a plus, not required, and BAYADA offers training and career development

Qualifications

• Current PA Speech-Language Pathologist license.
• ASHA CCC-SLP or equivalent; or eligible for certification.
• Experience with EMR systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Evaluate and treat speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop and revise individualized treatment plans.
• Educate patients and families on rehabilitative care and independence.
• Document observations and interventions in the EMR.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

PA license as Speech-Language Pathologist

ASHA CCC-SLP or equivalent

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem Home Health position serving Senior Living Communities throughout the Lehigh Valley.

In this role, you'll help older adults improve their communication and quality of life while receiving care in the comfort of their own homes. As part of a collaborative care team, you'll provide personalized therapy services that support clients' independence and well-being.

Home health experience is a plus, but not required. We're looking for a caring, dedicated clinician who is passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.

Our employees are our greatest asset:

• To learn more about BAYADA Benefits, click here
• Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values.
• 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.

Additional Information:
Base Pay, depending upon qualifications and subject to negotiation:
$70.00 - $80.00 per point

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 Pennsylvania
• 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.

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.