Home Health Speech Language Pathologist

BAYADA Home Health Care is currently seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist for a per diem opportunity to perform home health visits for adult and geriatric patients in their homes in Richmond, North Kingstown, Westerly, and surrounding towns. Prior home care experience preferred but not required.

About the role

As a home health Speech Therapist, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team that provides rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, affording them the opportunity to receive the medical care required to remain at home.

BAYADA Home Health Care has a special purpose: to help people of all ages have a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity. We believe our clients and their families deserve the highest quality home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability—our core values. With more than 300 offices nationwide, founder Mark Baiada still maintains the same compassionate, human focus that made our first office unique in 1975.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
• Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan, and participate with BAYADA Clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a touch pad tablet.

Qualifications

• A current license as a Speech-Language Pathologist in Rhode Island.
• One year of experience as a Speech Language Pathologist.

BAYADA believes that our employees are our greatest asset.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Weekly pay and direct deposit.
• Scholarship opportunities.
• One-on-one training.
• Recognition programs.
• Referral bonuses.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Opportunities for career advancement.

Contact Susan at 339-235-4363 for immediate consideration.