Speech Language Pathologist, Home Health

About the role

BAYADA Home Health Care at Bayhealth is seeking an experienced Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) for a per diem opportunity performing home health visits in Dover, DE. This office serves adult and geriatric patients in homes throughout Sussex County. Prior home care experience 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 the medical care required to remain 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 DE.
• Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, 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 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 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.
• Develop your skills with training and scholarship opportunities.
• Advance your career with specially designed career tracks.
• Be recognized and rewarded for your compassion, excellence, and reliability.

Pay

Base pay, depending upon qualifications and status, ranges from $75.00 to $80.00 per point.