PRN Speech Therapist (ST) for Home Health - Uvalde, TX

Frontpoint Health, LLC; Bandera (TX); Sur place; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Frontpoint Health, LLC is seeking a Home Health Speech Therapist to provide in-home speech therapy services. You will develop treatment plans, monitor progress, and collaborate with physicians to ensure comprehensive care for patients in various home settings.

The role requires a Texas license, ASHA-accredited training, and at least one year of home health experience. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential for delivering high-quality care and coordinating with the care team.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice Speech Therapy in Texas.
• Graduate of ASHA-accredited program or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in home health.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Current driver’s license with current automobile insurance.

Responsabilités

• Conducts patient assessments and assists in evaluating function.
• Develops Plan of Care with physician.
• Performs patient visits in a timely, professional manner.
• Provide skilled speech therapy in home settings (single or multi-family homes, assisted living, memory care).
• Treats language impairments, motor speech disorders, dysphagia, cognitive communication difficulties, voice disorders, and AAC needs.
• Educates patients and families; documents progress and responses to treatment.
• Participates in staff conferences and in-services as required.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Formation

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (Texas)

Speech-Language Pathology degree

Description du poste

Job Summary

The Home Health - Speech Therapist will be responsible for providing speech therapy services to patients in their homes. The Speech Therapist will work with patients to develop treatment plans, monitor progress, and adjust treatment as needed. The Speech Therapist will also work closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure that patients receive comprehensive care.

Responsibilities

• Conducts patient assessments and assists the physician in evaluating the level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests
• Assists in the development of the Plan of Care
• Perform patient visits in a timely, professional, and appropriate manner per standards of care.
• Evaluate and provide skilled speech language therapy to individuals in a home setting, under the care of an attending physician; the home setting may include single or multi-family homes, assisted living, independent living, or memory care.
• Evaluate and treat patients with language impairments, motor speech disorders, dysphagia, cognitive communication difficulties, voice disorders, and those requiring alternative or augmentative communication.
• May work with patients who have experienced a stroke, and those with progressive diseases such as Parkinson's disease and dementia.
• Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition. Treatments may include lip and tongue mobility exercises, and audio-visual aids
• Observes, records, and reports to the physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patients' conditions
• Instructs patients in relaxation to optimize benefits of speech therapy intervention
• Instructs the patient, the patients significant others, and other members of the health care team in areas of Speech Therapy in which they can participate
• Visits patient according to Plan of Treatment; completes a progress note for each visit and submits notes in a timely manner
• Participates in staff conferences and committees as necessary
• Attends two in-services yearly
• Provides in-service to agency staff yearly

Requirements

• Current license to practice Speech Therapy in Texas
• Graduate of an Accredited American Speech and Hearing Association, or its equivalent, program.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in home health
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Current driver's license with current Automobile Insurance.