Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 12,000 - 13,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

PPE provided

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for per diem home health visits in Montgomery County, MD, Washington County, MD. The SLP will evaluate and treat adults and geriatric patients in home settings, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and document care using an EMR/tablet system.

Licensure in MD and CCC-SLP eligibility are required or candidates nearing ASHA certification.

Qualifications

• MD license required.
• CCC-SLP eligibility or ASHA certification in progress.
• Experience with EMR documentation preferred.
• Solid computer skills and familiarity with digital documentation.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform evaluations for speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop and revise treatment plans based on evaluations and physician orders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to implement care plans.
• Educate patients and families on rehabilitative care and independence.
• Document observations and interventions using a touchpad tablet.

Skills

MD license

ASHA CCC-SLP

EMR experience

Documentation skills

Education

CCC-SLP eligibility / ASHA certification

Tools

EMR systems

Touch pad tablet documentation

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, for a per diem opportunity performing home health visits for our Montgomery County Visits Office.This office services adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Washington County, MD.

Prior home care experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP is a plus, but not required.

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 MD.
• 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:

• Enjoy being part of a team that cares and a company that believes in leading with our values.
• Feel confident, safe, and supported with PPE supplies, comprehensive infection prevention protocol, daily pre-screens, and close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak.
• 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.

Additional Information:

Base Pay, depending upon qualifications: $66.00-70.00 per point.

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

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.