St Agnes Home Health Speech Therapist

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 94,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

$2,500 sign-on bonus

Job summary

Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic seeks a Contingent Speech-Language Pathologist for home health. Provides diagnostic and therapeutic services, with supervision of HHAs and precepting new staff. Flexible schedule, 24 hours per week on average, 3 days weekly, part-time.

Requires CCC-SLP or current certification path, state licensure, reliable transportation, and ability to work in a home health setting. The role includes documentation, adherence to policies, and participation in quality improvement

Qualifications

• Meets CCC-SLP requirement and licensure as Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Maintains professional practice skills and adherence to policy.
• Manages documentation and care coordination with teams.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize visits based on client condition and orders.
• Educate clients and families on communication and swallowing.
• Develop and revise treatment plans with physician and client.
• Coordinate care across disciplines and ensure timely documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Documentation

Professionalism

Education

CCC-SLP

State licensure as SLP

Driver's license

Job description

Employment Type: Part time Shift: Description: St Agnes Home Health Part-Time $2500 sign on bonus 24 hrs a week on avg or more. 3 days a week. Flexible schedule

Job Title

Contingent Speech-Language Pathologist (Home Health) Provides professional speech and audiology diagnostic and therapeutic services to clients as authorized by physicians and in compliance with state practice acts and licensure requirements. Supervision Serves as preceptor for new staff and provides functional supervision of HHAs.

Essential Functions

Prioritize and plan visits based on client condition, physician orders, and available resources.

Maintain knowledge of laws, regulations, ethics, and agency policies.

Assess clients at admission and required intervals using standardized documentation.

Develop and revise treatment plans with physician and client, including attainable goals.

Make referrals and coordinate care with other disciplines.

Apply professional judgment in evaluations and interventions.

Implement preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative procedures per treatment plan.

Educate clients and families on communication and swallowing improvement.

Report changes in client condition promptly and obtain updated orders.

Participate in quality improvement and peer review.

Document all care accurately and timely in the point-of-care system.

Ensure safe home environment and discharge planning.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications Meets the educational and experience requirements for a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association; or, meets the educational requirements for certification and is in the process of accumulating the supervised experience required for certificate.

• Registration or license to practice as a speech pathologist in the state of practice if applicable.
• Must accept responsibility for maintaining clinical practice skills, learning and adhering to agency’s policies and procedures on an on-going basis.
• Must be able to function in a practice environment with minimal direct supervision, accepting personal responsibility for maintaining a professional relationship with the agency’s clients and their families.
• Must have current Driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from work site.
• Accurately documents observations, evaluations and interventions pertaining to client care management and services in accordance with agency policy and procedure utilizing the point of care information system. This will include assessments, orders, visit reports, medication information, treatments, coordination of services, client progress or lack of progress toward goals, and contacts with physicians and agency and community providers as appropriate.
• Takes appropriate steps to assure timely submission of client data to the office for inclusion in the client record (by timely electronic transmission of data, or when appropriate by fax or mail).
• Works with scheduling to assure visits and client care coverage are scheduled in accordance with the plan of care and plans ahead for PTO or other time off.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate commitment to the mission and Organizational Code of Ethics and adhere to the Compliance Program.
• The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned from time to time, as the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Physical & Mental Requirements

Occasional lifting, standing, walking, bending, and positioning patients. Ability to manage detailed tasks with frequent interruptions. Adaptable to changing work parameters; travel required.

Environment & Ethics

Maintain a safe work environment and adhere to Organizational Code of Ethics and Compliance Program.

$42-68 hr

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. Together, we’re 121,000 colleagues and nearly 36,500 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 27 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, our system includes 101 hospitals, 126 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 136 urgent care locations, and many other health and well-being services.

Based in Livonia, Michigan, in fiscal year 2023, we invested $1.5 billion in our communities through charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit http://www.trinity-health.org. You can also follow Trinity Health on LinkedIn.