Speech Therapist (SLP) for Home Health

FeldCare Connects; Santa Fe Springs (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

FeldCare Connects seeks a self-motivated Speech Therapist to serve adults in the Santa Fe Springs area with home health therapy. The role focuses on assessment, treatment planning, and progress monitoring of speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments in an independent contractor capacity.

Responsibilities include implementing treatment plans, educating patients and families, and maintaining detailed medical records.

Qualifications

• Must hold a state-registered Speech Therapist license.
• Completion of an accredited Speech Therapist program.
• ASHA CCC-SLP certification is required or preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate patient care needs for speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive impairments.
• Develop and implement a treatment plan; administer interventions to improve communication and swallowing.
• Monitor progress, document responses, and adjust treatment as needed.
• Provide education to patients, families, and care teams about therapy procedures.
• Record visits and notes, and communicate changes to the physician and team.

Skills

Bilingual

Education

Speech Therapist license and state registration

Completion of an accredited Speech Therapist program

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) - ASHA

Job description

This position is for an Independent Contractor to serve the Santa Fe Springs area specifically.

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 enhancingthe 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 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: beyour 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