Speech Therapist - Home Health

Embark on a rewarding career with Hi-Desert Home Health and Hospice hospital. If you are a compassionate healthcare professional eager to contribute to patient care, this is your opportunity where your skills make a difference every day. Join us in delivering exceptional healthcare with a personal touch.

About Us

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals: Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio, and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center, and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley.

Benefits

At Hi-Desert Home Health and Hospice, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program
• Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Responsibilities

• Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
• Gathers data related to patient’s communication disorder, selects appropriate evaluation tool(s) for the purpose of assessment, and administers diagnostic testing procedures to determine the extent of the patient’s impairment and the prognosis for improvement.
• Performs evaluations with special attention to receptive and expressive language skills, speech fluency, vocal and oral motor competence, articulation, auditory skills, cognitive linguistic skills, and swallowing disorders.
• Develops and maintains long and short-term treatment goals for each patient.
• Re-evaluates and modifies treatment programs as indicated.
• Maintains active and supportive communication with the patient regarding progress, problems, home programs, and other issues related to the therapeutic process.
• Discusses patient care programs with other specialists, including nurses and physicians.
• Notifies other specialists of recommendations regarding changing treatment programs or suggesting treatments not originally ordered by the physician.
• Serves as a resource to nursing and other disciplines.
• Prepares written documentation as required by the profession and the department.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, workshops, and in-service meetings.
• Demonstrates sensitivity and competence in the care of ill and/or dying adolescent, adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients relative to determining each patient’s age-related physical, psychological, and cultural needs.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in speech-language pathology
• Licensed as a Speech Pathologist in California
• California driver’s license and continuous insurance required

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Prolonged sitting and standing
• Travel required

Schedule

Shift: Days
Job type: Per Diem
Hours: 0800-1700

Pay

$40.89 - $63.37 hourly
Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience.