Speech Therapist-Home Care

Cobble Hill LifeCares; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking home health agency dedicated to providing dignified care in the community. As a Fee-For-Service Speech Pathologist, you will play a crucial role in delivering personalized speech and language rehabilitation services to patients in their homes. This position involves developing treatment plans, assessing patient needs, and collaborating with families and healthcare professionals to ensure effective care. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in Speech Pathology and a passion for helping others. Embrace the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients while enjoying a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• Valid license to practice as a Speech Pathologist in New York State.
• 1+ years of experience in relevant health settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop treatment plans and assess patients for speech rehabilitation.
• Provide speech and language services to meet patient goals.

Skills

Speech Therapy

Patient Assessment

Treatment Planning

Communication Skills

Adaptive Equipment Training

Education

Master of Arts in Speech Pathology

Job description

Fee For Service Speech Therapist

Your Choice At Home, an affiliate of Cobble Hill Life Center and a Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), is culturally sensitive with many staff from within the communities we serve. Operating 24/7, we provide reliable, dignified care in patients' homes, specializing in health services, personal care, and champion services.

Now Hiring Per Visit Speech Pathologists in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens!

The Fee-For-Service Pediatric Speech Pathologist is responsible for planning and providing speech and language rehabilitation services to patients at home. This includes working with patients, families, and others to provide training and assistive devices for speech and language rehabilitation.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Developing treatment plans that include treatment modalities, visit frequency, expected outcomes, and short-term goals.
2. Assessing patients and creating therapeutic care plans for therapy, including swallowing disorders.
3. Evaluating test results to determine the presence and extent of speech, language, or swallowing disorders.
4. Assessing patient limitations and rehabilitation potential in collaboration with agency professionals.
5. Recommending therapeutic devices and equipment to maintain or restore speech and language performance.
6. Considering the patient's psychological response to disease effects and body image changes.
7. Addressing patient needs with realistic short-term and long-term treatment plans.
8. Implementing treatment plans under physician guidance and in collaboration with agency staff.
9. Providing speech and language rehabilitation services to meet identified goals.
10. Planning, directing, and supervising patients, families, and health team members in exercises and equipment use.
11. Teaching the use of adaptive equipment to patients, families, and health professionals.
12. Instructing patients and families in exercises for maintenance and progress.
13. Counseling patients and families to aid interaction and adjustment to limitations.
14. Monitoring, recording, and reporting patient reactions and changes to physicians and staff.

Required Qualifications:

1. Valid license and registration to practice as a Speech Pathologist in New York State.
2. Master of Arts in Speech Pathology.
3. At least 1 year of experience in hospital, long-term care, rehab, or home health settings.
4. Experience with pediatric populations is a plus.
5. Ability to make home visits in potentially unsafe or unsanitary environments and travel via public transportation in community areas.
6. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 325 pounds with assistive devices.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions without compromising patient care.

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