Speech Language Pathologist, SLP, Senior Living Visits

Speech Language Pathologist, SLP

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a part-time or per diem Speech Language Pathologist, SLP to perform home health visits for their Senior Living office in Central and Eastern Montgomery County.

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 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 PA.
• 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.
• Training and scholarship opportunities.
• Specially designed career tracks.
• Recognition and rewards for compassion, excellence, and reliability.