Speech Language Pathologist, SLP / ST - Home Health

BAYADA Home Health Care; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem opportunity providing home health visits to adult and geriatric patients in their homes.

Qualifications

• Current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in North Carolina.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech from ASHA (CCC-SLP).
• Experience with adults and geriatrics.
• Proficient with EMR/electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform evaluations to diagnose and treat speech, language, swallowing issues.
• Develop and adjust treatment plans based on evaluations and physician orders.
• Collaborate with BAYADA clinicians in a multidisciplinary care plan.
• Educate patients and families on rehabilitative care and independence.
• Document observations and interventions on a tablet.

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, for a per diem opportunity providing home health visits to adult and geriatric patients in their homes. This position covers Lexington, Denton and parts of Winston-Salem in North Carolina.

As a home care Speech Language Pathologist / Speech Therapist, SLP / ST, 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 North Carolina .
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association.
• Experience working with adults and geriatrics.
• Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Our employees are our greatest asset:

• To learn 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: $63-67 per point.

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.