Part-Time Speech Therapist
Company: At Home Healthcare
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
Job DescriptionWe are hiring for a Speech Therapist!
Salary: $70-87 per visit, DOE
At At Home Healthcare Colorado Springs, a part of LHC Group, we
embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the
meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient,
their families, each other, and the communities we serveāit truly
is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career
here.
As a Speech Therapist, you can expect:
- the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient
relationships
- continuing education and tuition reimbursement
opportunities
- independence and autonomy
- career growth possibilities
Give your passion to serve others and your drive for better, more
advanced quality healthcare.
The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the
assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating
speech and language disorders, and functional training in
communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. Based on this
assessment and evaluation, the Speech Therapist works to help
determine a treatment plan, performs interventions aimed at
improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and evaluates the
patient's progress.
- Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by
the state laws governing the practice of speech therapy, in
accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other
members of the health care team.
- Evaluates the patient's level of function,, status of all body
systems as required for CMS documentation, and speech therapy needs
using standardized and/or criterion referenced tools. Consults with
the physician in the development of the therapy plan of
care.
- Treats patients' speech production, fluency, language,
cognition, voice, resonance, swallowing, and auditory
habilitation/rehabilitation using evidence based standards of
practice.
- Observes, records, and reports to the nurse supervisor and/or
physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the
patient's condition.
- Instructs the patient, the family and/or caregiver and other
members of the health care team in areas of therapy within the
scope of speech-language pathology.
- Visits patients within the entire service area of their
respective agency and other nearby LHC agencies as needed.
- According to plan of treatment, completes a progress note for
each visit, and submits progress notes per LHC policy.
- Completes all patient evaluations and develops the ST plan of
care within state specific guidelines. Reports outcomes of
evaluation, goals, and anticipated projected frequency of care to
nurse supervisor within 24 hours of the evaluation.
- Participates in staff conferences and committees as requested
by the agency. .
- Provides in-service education as requested by agency
leadership. Prepares a written discharge summary and/or a written
summary report on patient's condition at least every 60
days.
- Adheres to LHC Therapy Standards of Practice in provision of
services to all patients.
- Is responsible for accessing education to maintain and enhance
clinical knowledge and skills that are up to date with the current
standards of care for the profession and to maintain state issued
licensure.
- Participates in a weekend rotation to provide services for
their respective agency and other nearby LHC agencies as
needed.
License Requirements
- Must be currently licensed in Speech Therapy in the state of
practice
- Current CPR certification
- Must have a current driver's license and vehicle insurance, and
access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
Keywords: At Home Healthcare, Colorado Springs , Part-Time Speech Therapist, Healthcare , Colorado Springs, Colorado
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