Senior Living Speech Language Pathologist

About the role

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem opportunity performing Senior Living visits from the Londonderry, NH office. This office services adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Dover communities. A bonus is available for candidates interested in a full-time position. Prior home care experience as an SLP is a plus but not required. As a home care SLP, you will be an integral member of a multi-disciplinary health care team providing rehabilitative care and skilled nursing to clients, enabling them to receive medical care while remaining at home.

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 state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Qualifications

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in New Hampshire.
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA); OR
• Have the equivalent educational requirements (as indicated by school transcript or diploma) and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the ASHA examination for certification; OR
• Have completed the necessary work and education requirements (as indicated by school transcript or diploma) and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification.
• Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Training and scholarship opportunities for skill development.
• Specially designed career tracks for advancement.
• Recognition and rewards for compassion, excellence, and reliability.