Speech Therapist (ST) - Home Health

Job description

Description Speech Language Pathologist: General Summary: Provide coordinated care to clients of all age groups. Plans, implements, and evaluates client care plans to restore or maintain patient well-being. Provides therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of clients with speech, language, hearing, oral motor, swallowing and cognitive disorders. Provides intervention to deficits and elicits responses. Patient Population: Has contact with patients of all ages in a clinical setting; understands and demonstrates appropriate behavior when interacting with patients in all populations. Essential Functions: 1. Perform clinical assessments; identifies patient needs and appropriateness of client. 2. Document, prepare/revise and complete a Plan of Care (POC), progress notes, phone orders, and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis. 3. Analyze client needs and administer appropriate care as ordered by physician. 4. Apply concepts of infection control and universal precaution in coordination/performing client cares activities to protect both client and staff (OSHA). 5. Provide effective communication to clients, their families, team members, and other health care professi...