Senior Living Speech Language Pathologist

BAYADA Home Health Care; Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Training opportunities

Career advancement tracks

Recognition and rewards

Job summary

A home health care provider in Vermont is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for full-time outpatient home health visits. This role involves assessing patients' communication and swallowing difficulties, developing treatment plans, and educating clients and families on their care. Candidates should have a valid SLP license in Vermont and a certificate of clinical competence. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Hold a current Vermont license in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Possess a relevant clinical competence certificate.
• Must complete the educational requirements with supervised work experience.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated territories.
• Assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Develop and revise treatment plans based on evaluations.
• Educate clients and family members in rehabilitative care.
• Document observations and interventions accurately.

Skills

Speech therapy assessments

Communication skills

Patient education

Documentation with EMR

Education

Current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Vermont

Certificate of clinical competence in speech

Tools

Electronic medical records (EMR)

Job description

Flexbile hours, No Nights, No Weekends, No Holidays!

Franklin/Chittenden County, Vermont.

Senior Living SLP, Full or Part time!

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 office located in Williston, Vermont. This office services adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Franklin/Chittenden County, Vermont. Prior home care experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP is a plus, but not required.

Speech Language Pathologist 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 Qualifications

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in Vermont.
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or the equivalent educational requirements with appropriate work experience, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech‑Language‑Hearing Association examination for certification.
• 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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision.
• Training and scholarship opportunities to develop your skills.
• Specially designed career tracks to advance your career.
• Recognition and rewards for compassion, excellence, and reliability.

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.