UPMC Home Health is hiring a part-time Speech Language Pathologist to support and provide in-home services to children and families in Early Intervention within Blair County. Services would primarily be in Blair County with the possibility of some referrals in Centre and Bedford counties. This position focuses on family coaching to help parents/families support the early speech, language, and feeding development of children from birth to 3.
Shift/Schedule: Monday - Friday between the hours of 8am-7pm can be scheduled at the employee's discretion. (No on call)
Opportunities for training to become a certified family coach may be available. This position may have the opportunity to become full-time in the future. Excellent benefits, a pleasant work environment, and a friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!
Purpose:
Provide diagnostic and rehabilitative services to people of all ages regarding speech, language, voice, swallowing, cognitive disorders, and dysfunctions to maximize functional ability and improve quality of life.
Responsibilities:
- Provide speech services for children birth-3 who are determined to be eligible for Speech Therapy Services.
- Coach families to determine strategies that will help support their child’s development and meet the stated IFSP outcomes.
- Complete associated session notes and quarterly reporting of progress, working as part of an interdisciplinary team to benefit the child/family’s success.
- Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- Attend compliance training and adhere to the organization standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
- Focus on customer service and continually strive to perform the duties of the job in a manner that will result in optimal patient satisfaction.
- Identify, develop, and participate in process improvement opportunities within the home health agency that will enhance the quality of services provided.
- Perform duties and job responsibilities in a fashion that coincides with the service management philosophy of UPMC Home Healthcare towards patients, visitors, staff, peers, physicians, and other departments within the organization.
- Continually develop professional skills by assuming responsibility for ongoing continuing education.
- Advise and consult with the family, interdisciplinary staff members, physicians, and other professionals regarding normal and difficult communication and swallowing and specific patient care.
- Maintain and complete all documentation promptly and accurately including visit assessment, OASIS, 485, and Verbal Orders while in the patient's home and within agency and regulatory standards.
- Provide complete and accurate speech, language, voice, swallowing evaluation therapy, instruction, and counseling for infants through geriatrics.
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