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Job Summary:
A registered professional who provides therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients/clients with speech, language, hearing, oral motor, swallowing and cognitive disorders. Provides coordinated care to patients/clients of all age groups. Plans, implements and evaluates patient/client care plans to restore or maintain patient/client well being. Participates in the coordination of care.
Requirements
Job Qualifications:
- Education: Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited college or university
- Licensure: Current State License in Speech-Language Pathology or if licensure does not apply, meets the requirements listed in 42 CFR §484.115(n), current Driver’s License
- Experience: One year experience in an acute care or rehabilitation setting, or home health preferred.
- Skills: Therapy skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Good interpersonal skills. Proof of current CPR.
- Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid and current auto liability insurance
Environmental and Working Conditions:
Works in patient‘s homes in various conditions; possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases; Ability to work a
flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.
Physical and Mental Effort:
Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/client needs and to meet patient/client and family
individualized psychosocial needs.
Essential Functions
- Performs ongoing clinical assessment, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points to identify patient/client needs, determine level of functioning and appropriateness of the patient/client for home care.
- Develops and evaluates the plan of care in partnership with the patient/client, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
- Prepares and completes clinical notes, phone orders and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner.
- Analyzes patient/client needs and provides appropriate care that is ordered by physician as indicated in the plan of care. Revises the POC based on evaluation and ongoing assessment data.
- Provides therapeutic treatments for speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders with appropriate tests and measurements. Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
- Applies concepts of infection control and universal precautions in coordinating or performing patient/client care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
- Accepts clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients/clients. Provides supervision and guidance to home health aides as appropriate.
- Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.
- Provides patient/client, caregiver, and family counseling.
- Provides patient/client and caregiver education.
- Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
- Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency or licensing board.
- Participates in the Agency’s QAPI program
- Participates in Agency-sponsored in-service training.
