Speech Language Pathologist, Full-time, Home Health

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

$7,000 Sign-on Bonus

• BAYADA Home Health Care at Bayhealth is seeking a full-time Speech Language Pathologist, SLP.
• The position is located in Dover, DE and serves adult and geriatric patients in Kent County.
• Prior home care experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients with 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 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, using a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

Qualifications

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in DE.
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or have the equivalent educational requirements and be awaiting certification, or have completed necessary work and education requirements and be in the process of accumulating supervised work experience required for certification.
• Strong computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, health, dental, and vision.
• Training and scholarship opportunities.
• Career advancement with specially designed career tracks.

About the Role

• BAYADA Home Health Care is an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider.
• The company celebrates 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability.
• BAYADA is committed to equal opportunity employment and encourages applications from people with diverse identities or from marginalized communities.