Speech Pathologist - PRN

2nd Home Skilled Care Services LLC; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

2nd Home Skilled Care Services LLC is seeking a skilled Speech-Language Pathologist to deliver home-based services on a PRN basis in the Aurora, CO area. You will evaluate patients, create and adjust treatment plans, and work with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes.

The role requires a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology, state licensure, and the ability to drive to patients’ homes. Fluency in English is essential, with the flexibility to manage visits as needed.

Qualifications

• Must hold a master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology and be licensed in the state where services are provided.
• Ability to drive and access patients’ homes, which may not be wheelchair accessible, is required.
• Must effectively communicate in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled speech pathology services in patients’ homes on an intermittent basis.
• Evaluate and document patient functioning and treatment outcomes.
• Develop and implement Speech Therapy treatment plans in collaboration with physicians.
• Supervise and guide family and patient in the Speech Therapy program and related issues.

Skills

Driver's license

English proficiency

Dexterity

Education

Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

• Location 3131 S Vaughn Way,Ste 600,Aurora, CO, 80014,United States
• Required Degree Masters

Contact information

• Name vivian Dagher
• Phone [phone]

Description

Job Type: PRN

Compensation : $ 90 per Visit, $100 for Recerts, $100 for Admissions.

Position Summary Provide skilled speech pathology service, on an intermittent basis, to patients, in their homes, in accordance with the physician's orders.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Evaluate the patient's level of functioning and recommend mechanisms to enhance the patient's hearing ability.
• Provide initial, and ongoing, comprehensive assessments of the patient’s needs, including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments.
• Establish a Speech Therapy treatment plan, in consultation with the physician, and revise it, with the approval of the physician, as necessary.
• Assist in development, and implementation, of the interdisciplinary patient care plan, as it pertains to Speech Therapy.
• Ensure that the physician's orders are appropriate and discuss necessary changes.
• Communicate with other team members and, when appropriate , instruct them in speech pathology techniques that they may use while working with the patient.
• Teach, supervise, and counsel the family, and patient, in the total Speech Therapy program and other related problems of the patient, at home.
• Evaluate the patient, his/her significant other(s), and the home situation to determine what instruction will be required , what assistance will be available for the family in caring for the patient, and what other agency and community services will be required .
• Make arrangements for out-patient services for procedures, which cannot be given in the home.
• Record, on a timely basis, all evaluation data, treatments, and patient's response to therapy intervention.
• Supervise the Home Health, per Agency policy, when Speech Therapy is the only professional discipline involved in the patient's care.
• Record, and report to the physician, the patient's reaction to treatment and /or any changes in the patient's condition.
• Participate in the development of periodic revision of the physician's plan of treatment, keeping him/her informed of the patient's status and obtaining additional orders, if necessary.
• Communicate with the physician, at least every 30 days , or whenever changes occur regarding the patient’s status and obtains additional orders, if necessary.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of speech pathology intervention and updates, the patient care plan, as needed .
• Write clinical/progress notes, on the date of the visit, and incorporate same in the patient's record, within 48 hours .
• Assume responsibility for self-development by continually striving to improve his/her health care knowledge through educational programs, attendance at workshops and conferences, active participation in professional and related organization meetings, and individual research and reading.
• Confirm, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits, with the Clinical Manager in order to coordinate the patient’s visit schedule.
• Participate in Agency activities, case conferences, and meetings, when appropriate .
• Participate with staff, patients, and physicians, in discharge planning activities, and complete a Speech Therapy Discharge Summary.

Administrative Duties

• Obtain a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition.
• Evaluate the patient, and the home situation, to determine what instruction and assistance will be available from the family in caring for the patient, and what other Agency, and community services, will be required .
• Ensure that the physician’s orders are appropriate and discuss necessary changes.

Qualifications

• A person who has a master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology, and who meets either of the following:
  • Is licensed, as a speech-language pathologist, by the state in which the individual furnishes such services; or
  • In the case of an individual who furnishes services in a state, which does not license speech-language pathologist:
• The ability to drive and the ability to access patients’ homes, which may not be routinely wheelchair accessible are required .
• Hearing, eyesight, and physical dexterity must be sufficient to perform a physical assessment of the patient's condition and to perform patient care.
• On occasion, may be required to bend, stoop, reach, and move patient weight up to 250 pounds; lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds.
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English.

Equipment Operation

Speech therapy equipment and hand washing materials.

Company Information

Has access to all patient medical records, which may be discussed with Clinical Manager the Administrator, the Executive Director, and the Quality Assurance department staff, and government agencies.

Summary

Compensation : $ 90 per Visit, $100 for Recerts, $100 for Admissions.