Local Contract Speech Language Pathologist - $50 per hour

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a local contract Speech Language Pathologist for a local contract job in Owenton, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Speech Language Pathologist
• Discipline : Therapy
• Start Date : 11 / 10 / 2025
• Duration : 14 weeks
• 32 hours per week
• Shift : 8 hours, days
• Employment Type : Local Contract

Speech Language Pathologist

Location : Owenton KY 40359

Duration : 13 weeks

Shift : 8 hrs (08 : 00 am - 4 : 30 pm)

Area : CV Owenton

REPORTS TO : Director of Rehab

​POSITION SUMMARY :

The Speech Language Pathologist will primarily provide outpaent rehabilitaon services in an in-home seng for the older adult populaon. The in-home seng could be a paent's private residence or in a paent's room in an assisted living facility, or in an independent living facility.

Powerback Rehabilitaon To You allows the Speech Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat in the most funconal environment which is the paent's home.

The Speech Language Pathologist organizes and provides speech-language services for the agency to facilitate rehabilitaon.

They direct paent parcipaon in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. Also, the Speech Language Pathologist facilitates the learning of those skills and funcons essenal for communicaon and swallowing, to diminish or remediate disorders or deficits.

They direct acvies to promote and maintain health, within the scope of pracce and consistent with the Code of Ethics of the profession. This posion provides a flexible schedule and work environment in various sengs.

RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES :

1. As necessary or applicable, supervision of CFYs temporary licensees, students and support personnel in accordance with state licensure requirements and professional standards.

2. Responsible for adherence to department and paent treatment schedule, mely clinical and billing documentaon requirements as well as work related meengs.

3. Aends and contributes to paent care, staffing conferences and other related meengs.

4. Makes referrals to other disciplines, agencies in order to address the comprehensive needs of the paent.

5. Consults with other members of the rehabilitaon team and the physician to select the most appropriate therapeuc regimen consistent with the needs and capabilies of each paent.

6. Adapts program and / or plan of care according to the needs of the individual paent.

7. Promotes a safe environment and enforces the eliminaon of fire and safety hazards.

8. Orders supplies and equipment as necessary.

9. Cleans, maintains, idenfies, and reports the need for repair of equipment, as necessary.

10. Puts Paent Service first, ensuring that residents and families receive the highest quality of service in a caring and compassionate atmosphere which recognizes the individual's needs and rights.

11. Screens, examines and evaluates paents, including history, systems review, and applicaon of appropriate tests and measures, synthesis informaon and interprets examinaon findings in order to establish a diagnosis, idenfy impairments, determine the predicted level of improvement and the me required to achieve it, idenfy precauons / contraindicaons and design and plan of care.

Develops appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboraon with the paent and caregivers, implements the speech language pathology treatment plan, and completes all related documentaon and record keeping regarding these services. Services include but are not limited to applicaon of therapeuc techniques in areas such as :

12. Coordinates the acquision of adapve communicaon devices and instructs paents in their use.

13. Facilitates idenficaon of hearing deficits and appropriately refers for assessment, diagnosis rehabilitaon and / or personal amplificaon.

14. Selects appropriate acvies suited to the individual's physical and mental capacity, intelligence level and interest.

15. Instructs paents in the skills and techniques required for parcipaon in therapeuc acvies, and evaluates paent progress, atudes and behavior as related to rehabilitave potenal.

16. Performs roune reexaminaon as needed / required to modify / progress plan of treatment.

17. Coordinates care in the home and community with other members of the interdisciplinary team in collaboraon with the referring physician.

18. Performs other related dues as required.

SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL / VOCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

1. Must have a valid Speech Language Pathologist license in the state(s) of pracce, or proof of license eligibility.

2. Must possess or be eligible for a Cerficate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Associaon (ASHA) or be eligible to parcipate as an ASHA Clinical Fellow.

3. Must have a valid driver's license or reliable, independent transportaon to and from the paents' residence.

SKILLS :

1. Good organizaonal and me management skills.

2. Good verbal and wrien communicaon skills.

COMPLIANCE :

1. Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited to those within the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard / Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act and HIPAA.

2. Parcipates in required orientaon and training programs.

3. Promptly reports concerns and suspected incidences of non-compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison or to the Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.

4. Cooperates with monitoring and audit funcons and invesgaons.

5. Parcipates, as requested, in quality assurance and process improvement acvies.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

(1) Physical Demands : (Answer yes or no) Reaching (overhead) yes Handling yes Fingering yes Feeling yes Talking or Hearing yes Seeing yes Fine Manipulaon yes (Answer : 0-33% - Rarely / 34-66% - Occasionally / 67-100% - Frequently) Standing 67-100% Walking 67-100% Sing 34-66% (Specify amount of weight in pounds) Pulling 50 Liing 50 Carrying 50 Pushing 50 (Answer yes or no) Climbing (stairs) yes Balancing yes Stooping yes Kneeling yes Crouching yes Crawling yes Twisng yes

(2) Locaon of Job Acvies : (Answer in %) Outside 10% Inside 90%

(3) Environmental Condions : (Answer yes or no) Extreme heat with or without temperature changes no Extreme cold with or without temperature changes no Wet or humid no Noise and / or vibraons yes Hazards (chemical, mechanical, radiant energy) yes Explosives, burns, electrical, other yes Atmospheric condions - Fumes, poor venlaon, mists, dust, odors, gas yes Unprotected heights no Moving machinery yes Operang automove equipment yes Operang foot controls yes Uneven ground yes Protecve clothing (list) yes(occasionally : gowns, gloves masks)

(4) Work Situaons : (Answer yes or no) Measurable or verifiable criteria yes Dealing with people yes Repeve and connuous yes Performing under stress yes Set limits, tolerance or standards yes Problem solving yes Comparing yes Taking instrucons yes I understand this job descripon and its requirements; I understand that this is not an exclusive list of the job funcons and that I am expected to complete all dues as assigned; I understand the job funcons may be altered by management without noce; I understand that this job descripon in no way constutes an employment agreement and that I am an at-will employee. I cerfy that I am able to perform the essenal funcons of this posion with or without reasonable accommodaon.

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Talent Burst Job ID #25-43982. Posted job title : Speech Language Pathologist

About TalentBurst, Inc

TalentBurst Health & Life Sciences is an established provider of healthcare workforce solutions, servicing healthcare facilities across the United States for over 15 years. As a Joint Commission Certified Agency, our commitment to quality, integrity, and exceptional service has made us a trusted name in the healthcare staffing landscape.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals seeking fulfilling opportunities and healthcare organizations striving to maintain their high standards of care. We are committed to providing top-notch healthcare professionals with access to facilities where they can focus on delivering exceptional patient care and thrive.

Whether you're a nurse, allied health professional, or administrative personnel, we have the expertise to match your skills and aspirations with the perfect placement.