Speech Therapist (SLP) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 55,104 - 96,432; Part time

Job summary

FeldCare Connects in San Diego is seeking a self-motivated Speech Therapist to deliver premier care for adults in home health. This Independent Contractor role focuses on assessment, treatment planning, and interventions to improve communication, swallowing, and cognitive function.

You will work with patients of all ages in the San Diego area, set your own schedule, and enjoy independence while receiving administrative support from FeldCare Connects.

Qualifications

• Ability and enthusiasm in working with all ages.
• Bilingual abilities are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Interpret, plan, establish, and execute a proper treatment program in accordance with the physician's referral.
• Review the patient's responses to treatment and make recommendations to the physician.
• Instruct, teach, and monitor patients, their families, and health team members regarding speech therapy procedures.
• Make recommendations based on the home setting and individual patient needs.
• Keep a record of each patient visit and detailed notes in the medical record.
• Monitor progress and adjust therapy as needed.

Skills

All ages care

Bilingual

Education

Speech Therapist license and state registration

ACHS-accredited Speech Therapist program

CCC (ASHA)

Job description

This position is for an Independent Contractor to serve the San Diego areaspecifically

FeldCare Connects is currently seeking a self-motivated Speech Therapist to deliver premier excellence of care and is enthusiastic about working with adults of all ages.

The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs in treating speech and language disorders, training functionality in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Speech Pathologist determines a treatment plan, executes interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and monitors the patient's progress effectively.

A SpeechTherapist for Home Health must:

• Interpret, plan, establish, and execute a proper treatment program in accordance with the physician's referral.
• Look over, record, and report the patient's response to treatment and any alterations in the patient's condition.
• Instruct, teach, and monitor patients, their families, and other health team personnel regarding speech therapy procedures as related to the patient's therapy program.
• Make recommendations based on the home setting and individual needs of the patient.
• Keep a record of each patient visit and incorporate detailed notes into the medical record.
• Review the patient's responses to treatment and make recommendations to the physician related to the need of continuing or discontinuing the speech therapy treatment.

Qualifications:

• Ability and enthusiasm in working with all ages
• Speech Therapistlicense and registration by the state
• Completion of an accredited Speech Therapistprogram
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (in speech pathology or audiology) granted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Bilingual is a plus!

We provide our clinicians with resources to be successful and maintain work-life balance:

• Flexibility: make your own schedule and work in the area of your preference
• Independence: be your own boss, earn above-average compensation, and write off expenses
• Administrative Support: assigning, communication, scheduling, care coordination, & quality assurance
• Purpose: join a group that shares your passion for helping people