SPEECH THERAPIST- PER DIEM

POSITION BENEFITS

• Competitive Pay.

• Excellent Hours.

• Small family centered agency that encourages a work -life balance.

• Mileage Reimbursement

• Free Training

• Employee referral bonuses

JOB SUMMARY:

Provide speech therapy services and expertise in accordance with the physician's plan of care. Participate in the development of the speech therapy program. Provide advisory service to other healthcare professionals who share responsibility for patient care. Provide, when requested, speech therapy services to hospice patients as ordered in the patient’s plan of care.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide speech therapy services to patients according to a physician’s written plan of care whose needs range from basic to complex.
• Assess and evaluate therapeutic/rehabilitative/functional status and participation in the development of the total plan of care.
• Determine priority needs for speech therapy services.
• Direct speech therapy treatment.
• Report patient’s reaction to treatment or changes in condition to physician.
• Document OASIS assessment.
• Initiate speech therapy program and instruct other healthcare professionals and/or family members/caregiver in certain phases of speech therapy with which they may work with a patient. Instruct them as to the goals of the speech therapy program for the patient by participating in case conferences.
• Identify patient and family/caregiver needs for other home health services and refer, as necessary.
• Prepare and submit clinical and progress summaries based on the attainment of goals as directed by agency policy.
• Provide speech therapy consultation to home families/caregivers when indicated.
• Provide in-service education programs for agency nursing personnel as needed.
• Instruct, supervise, and evaluate home health aide care every 2 weeks.
• Participate in discharge planning for patient.
• Perform other duties assigned.