PRN Home Health SPEECH THERAPIST

Your Tailor Made Senior Services is seeking Speech Therapists.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To provide quality, comprehensive nursing care in the Patient's home as prescribed by the physician in the plan of care.The Speech Language Pathologist PRN plans and administers speech language pathology services including evaluation, treatment and education programs for patients to restore speech, language and swallowing abilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ROLE

• Evaluates, treats and monitors patient within the speech pathology treatment plan. Modifies therapy program and goals.
• Performs thorough and concise clinical documentation in a timely manner. Enters charges accurately. Knows reimbursement related to practice setting.
• Communicates effectively with patients and families, departmental coworkers and members of the medical care team. Provides education to patients, family and staff.
• Advances clinical skills through ongoing education, literature review and implementation of evidence-based practice. Imparts knowledge to develop the clinical skills of colleagues. Adheres to organizational, national and state regulatory guidelines.
• Maintains awareness of system goals. Aligns personal goals and work activities to uphold or impact the system goals.
• Evaluate the patient's needs, including medical, psychosocial and environmental needs.
• Complete comprehensive OASIS Initial Assessment and opening paperwork if primary discipline.
• Develop and implement, with physician and patient, individualized Plan of Care based on patient's physical, medical psychosocial and environmental needs, and make appropriate revisions as the patient's condition changes.
• Establishes appropriate realistic measurable goals for the patient to achieve, then evaluates progress toward these goals.
• Supervise Home Health Aide if appropriate.
• Prepare Home Health Aide assignment sheet / written instructions indicating care and tasks to be performed.
• Communicate regularly with the Home Health Aide.
• Make and document Home Health Aide supervisory visits no less than every 14 days
• Following patient plan of care for completion of tasks
• Maintaining an open communication process with patient, representatives,

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

QUALIFICATIONS

Speech Language Pathlogist (SLP)

Basic Life Support (BLS) : BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

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