Speech-Language Pathologist (Home Health)

Company: ProHealth Homecare
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Currently hiring for a Home Health Speech Therapist for Sacramento, CA.

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• Flexible Schedule - schedule your own visits
  
• Prohealth has 4 office locations servicing the Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Joaquin, and Sacramento area.
  
  Prohealth Home Care is seeking an empathetic Home Health Speech Therapist (ST) who will aim to make a positive difference in our community. Our focus is to provide skilled and dignified care in the comforts of their home while providing emotional support to our patients and their families.
  About the Company
  Prohealth is a locally owned Home Health, Hospice & Palliative Care agency with 4 locations serving over 12 counties in Northern California. We maintain an average daily census of over 1800 patients. Being an industry leader for over 15 years, we pride ourselves in providing exceptional clinical care with compassion to our patients. Our patient focused care model provides personalized care, ranging from nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and even registered dietitian.
  For more information visit our website (http://www.prohealthhomecare.com) or to join our family oriented team with excellent growth opportunities & career advancement, call or email (hr@prohealthhomecare . com)
  Home Health Speech Therapist Benefits:
  
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  • Competitive pay
    
  • 401(k)
    
  • Healthcare Plans (Medical, Vision and Dental)
    
  • Flexible Spending Account
    
  • Educational Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)
    
  • Leadership Development
    
  • Generous Paid vacation, Sick time and Holiday pay
    
  • Referral bonus
    
  • Performance bonus
    
    
    Home Health Speech Therapist Job Description Summary
    The speech-language pathologist is responsible for implementation of standards of care for speech language pathology services and for adherence to all conditions in the Service Agreement
    Home Health Speech Therapist Job Responsibilities:
    
    
  • Conducts appropriate evaluations, assesses home environment (as appropriate), identifies equipment needs relative to speech/language function.
    
  • Identifies functional speech defects and establishes a plan of care to improve the patient's function.
    
  • Administers speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic technique and/or equipment.
    
  • Recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.
    
  • Confers with referring physicians and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care contributes to the total plan of care.
    
  • As appropriate, participates in case conferences, in-services and other meetings required to
    
  • ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
    
  • Prepares and submits notes per organization policy.
    
  • Maintains clinical competency in speech language pathology practice and theory.
    
  • Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other services and refers as appropriate.
    
  • Instructs patient, family/caregiver and other Organization health care personnel in the
    
  • patient's treatment regime as indicated.
    
  • May supervise home health aide in procedures directly related to the speech language
    
  • therapy plan of care.
    
  • Performs other duties as required to facilitate the delivery of speech language pathology services
    
    
    
    
    Home Health Speech Therapist Qualifications:
    
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    • Possesses a master's or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology (SLP), and who meets either of the following requirements:
      
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      • Is licensed as a speech language pathologist by the State in which the individual furnishes such service; or
        
        
        
      • If the State does not license speech-language pathologists:
        
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        • Must successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating such supervised clinical experience);
          
          
          
        • Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full-time SLP services after obtaining a master's or doctoral degree in SLP or a related field; and
          
        • Successfully completed an approved national examination in SLP
          
        • A minimum of one year's clinical experience in Speech-Language Pathology.
          
        • Current BLS/CPR certification
          
        • Valid CA Driver's license
          
          Apply Today!!FULL-TIME/PART-TIME: Full-Time and/or Part-Time
          
          LOCATION: Sacramento, CA
          
          EOE STATEMENT: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
          
          PI202017316

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