Speech Therapist - PRN

Home Health of Western Colorado; Cimarron (CO); On-site; USD 63,231 - 70,533; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off benefits

Supportive work environment

Job summary

Home Health of Western Colorado is seeking a Speech Therapist for a PRN role in Cimarron, Colorado. This role focuses on providing therapy to clients in their homes, requiring pediatric experience. The position offers a competitive pay range from $45.90 to $51.20 per hour based on experience.

Ideal candidates have a master's degree in Speech Pathology, relevant licenses, and the ability to develop treatment plans. Strong communication skills and a commitment to patient care are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree in Speech Pathology with CCC or equivalent experience.
• Valid license in Speech Pathology in the state.
• Registration with the Department of Health or eligible.

Responsibilities

• Develop treatment plans to improve communication efficiency.
• Document evaluations and progress notes.
• Communicate with physician regarding client's progress.

Skills

Excellent written and interpersonal communication

Ability to independently reason and solve problems

Good ability to take complex direction

Everyday math skills

Interest in geriatric rehabilitation

Education

Masters or better in Speech-Language Pathology

Tools

Personal computer

Servox

Augmentative devices

Job description

Come join our awesome team as a Speech Therapist with Home Health of Western Colorado. This is a PRN role! Must have Pediatric experience.

Home Health of Western Colorado is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Pay: $45.90- $51.20 per hour, based on experience!

Schedule: PRN and requires travel to client's homes.

The Speech Therapist will provide ongoing therapy to clients in a timely manner per physician’s orders. Communicate progress within the agency of resident progress. The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates and treats clients, communicates with families, physicians and other health team members and maintains appropriate documentation of services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of a master’s degree in Speech Pathology , with Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC), or the equivalent of minimum of one-year experience working with adults/children with disorders of neurological origin , including language comprehension, expression, cognition, articulation, voice, fluency, swallowing, and The candidate must also have the ability to function independently within the department.
• Valid license in Speech Pathology in the state (where applicable) or actively accumulating the supervisory experience required for license.
• Registration with the Department of Health or eligible.
• Recommended Member of Speech Language Hearing Association.
• Recommended Member of Speech Hearing Association.
• Auditorily and visually integrate and synthesize large amounts of information, (i.e., in-service, evaluations, and therapy tasks).
• Excellent written and interpersonal communication.
• Read, write, and interpret professional evaluation materials to maintain knowledge in the field, prepare in-services, administer testing and make clinical judgments.
• Ability to independently reason and solve problems related to self, clients, and others.
• Handle stress from caseload who may be frustrated with self or frustrating to work with.
• Good ability to take complex direction and organize self, schedules, etc.
• Everyday math skills.
• Interested in geriatric rehabilitation.
• Able to operate the following: personal computer, Servox, augmentative devices.

ESSENTIALFUNCTIONS:

• Evaluates and develops appropriate treatment plans to restore or improve communication efficiency for the clients.
• Evaluates clients and formulates effective treatment plan per physician request and obtain approval for services from referring physician.
• Initiates ordered treatments and communicates with physician regarding client's progress.
• Documents evaluations, weekly progress notes, discharge summaries, and other pertinent information as required by the agency’s policies, third party payers and stare and federal regulatory agencies.
• Maintain proper documentation according to state, federal and third-party payor regulations.
• Maintain proper records according to agency policy and procedures.
• Communicates and collaborates with team members regarding client's progress, problems and plans.
• Participates in rehab conferences at regular intervals.
• Participates in client care planning conferences.
• Provides client, family, and staff with education as needed.
• Participates in in-service training programs for staff in agency as requested.Comply with the Speech Language Pathology Practice Act in state.
• Performs other duties or special assignments as directed by the Director of Clinical Services.

At Home Health of Western Colorado , our aim is to find friendly and compassionate staff who are specially trained to care for patients' needs as individuals, respect their privacy, and help clients maintain as much independence as possible. While providing at-home care to our patients, we want our staff to feel cared for and love their work while maintaining a work-life balance, so offering employees paid-time off benefits is a part of our comprehensive benefits package. Our diverse and involved staff members are supported by the commitment to maintain relationships of functional trust with every team member, to always practice solutions-focused problem solving, and to continually affirm each team member’s contribution to the quality of our work.

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Experience

• 1 year(s): Experience working with adults/children with disorders of neurological origin, including language comprehension, expression, cognition, articulation, voice, fluency, swallowing

Education

• Masters or better in Speech-Language Pathology or related field

Licenses & Certifications

• Speech Therapist