Speech Therapist, Home Health

About the role

Become a part of our caring community As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you’ll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, direct and provide speech/language pathology service to patients in the home or facility
• Utilize professional skills and judgment in assessing and treating disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing to prevent, identify, evaluate and minimize the effects of such disorders and conditions
• Administer and interpret diagnostic tests and applications of therapeutic treatments including audio logic screening
• Observe, record and report changes in the patient's condition and response to treatment to supervisor and/or the physician
• Provide instruction and training to patients in use of alternative communication systems when appropriate
• Provide counsel and instruction to patients, families and healthcare staff
• Maintain and submit documentation as required by the Company and/or facility
• Prepare and submit timely written reports of evaluations, visits, summaries, care plans, care coordination activities and progress reports as required by Company policy
• Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning
• Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct in relation to information that is confidential in nature

Requirements

• Use your skills to make an impact
• Meet the education and experience requirements for Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology or Audiology granted by ASHA
• Minimum of six months experience as a speech therapist / speech language pathologist
• Home Health experience a plus
• Current and unrestricted license
• Current CPR certification
• Good organizational and communication skills
• A valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required

Skills

• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required

Benefits

• Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being.
• Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work.
• Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

• About CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.
• About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients.
• About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM).

Pay

Pay Range $54.00 - $76.00 pay per visit/unit $85,400 - $117,500 per year base pay

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40