Speech Therapy Care Manager Home Health

AdventHealth; Mission (KS); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Speech Therapy Care Manager to join their home health team. In this part-time role, you will coordinate patient care, ensuring effective communication and support for patients and their families. You will utilize your expertise to develop personalized care plans, monitor patient progress, and collaborate with healthcare professionals. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact on patients' lives while enjoying the flexibility of a part-time schedule. If you are dedicated to enhancing patient care and have a background in speech therapy, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Benefits from Day One

Paid Days Off from Day One

Career Development

Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

Mental Health Resources and Support

Qualifications

• 1+ years of clinical Speech Therapy experience required.
• Current Speech Therapy License in State of Practice is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and direct home care based on individual patient needs.
• Educate patients and families on speech language improvement programs.

Skills

Speech Therapy

Patient Care Coordination

Clinical Assessment

Communication Skills

Education

Master's in Speech Therapy

Tools

OASIS Documentation

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Home Health Speech Therapy Care Manager - AdventHealth Home Health

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support
  
  

Our Promise To You

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Part Time

Shift: Monday - Friday Day Shift (flexible on days).

Location: Travel around KC Metro Area.

The Role You’ll Contribute

The Home Health ST Care Manager is a professional nurse who coordinates and directs the home care patient's care based on individual patient needs. Care Manager is responsible for independent management of the Home Health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. The nurse is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, interdisciplinary conferencing takes place regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed. Relevant knowledge and experience is consistently applied to new patient populations. The Care Manager cares for a caseload of home health patients by evaluating the patient for appropriateness of home health and developing the home care plan in conjunction with the physician. S/he educates patients, families, caregivers and community providers to safely perform care. S/he provides follow up by evaluating effectiveness of the home care plan, and monitoring patient/family's response to the plan to achieve patient/family goals and top decile outcomes. The Care Manager also identifies performance improvement and home health standard of care initiatives and assists to design or implement programs to address needed changes.

The Value You’ll Bring To The Team

• Performs an evaluation and utilizes the findings to determine diagnosis (for SLP services), prognosis and plan of care in consultation with the physician. Determines specific interventions, duration and frequency needed to achieve anticipated goals and outcomes.
• Observes and records activities and findings in the clinical record and reports to the physician and or primary Care Manager the patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in patient’s condition, or when there are deviations from the plan of care.
• Instructs the patient and caregiver regarding the patient’s speech language improvement program including adaptive equipment and the home program.
• Instructs other health team personnel including, when appropriate, home health aides and caregivers in certain phases of speech therapy with which they may work with the patient.
• Selects, applies or modifies skilled intervention to the patient using various skilled interventions consistent with the state practice act to achieve the best outcome possible for the patient. Assesses patient response to interventions and performs reassessments as required.
• Documents in medical record, accurately reflecting treatment provided. Updates the care plan as needed including the aide care plan; writes modified orders for changes in the plan of care, performs and documents the aide supervision by the due date.
• Completes all documentation within the time frame required by the agency, including reassessments, discharge summaries and OASIS documents.
• Participates in clinical record review, agency staff meetings, therapy meetings and other activities as requested.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

The expertise and experience you’ll need to succeed:

• Master's in Speech Therapy
• 1 relevant clinical Speech therapy experience
• Recent, relevant experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency as a case-manager
• Current Speech Therapy License in State of Practice
• Active American Heart Association BLS
• Valid in state Driver’s License with current car insurance
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Home Health Case-Manager Certification
• Certificate for OASIS Specialist - Clinical
  
  

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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