As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will provide diagnosis and treatment for patients with speech-language and/or swallowing disorders resulting from neurogenic or surgical etiologies. Develop appropriate therapy modalities based on severity, determine the best methods, and a point at which therapy can be discontinued.
Required Qualifications:- Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
- 1-2 years of progressively more responsible job-related experience.
- ASHA - American Speech Language Hearing Association.
- SP-L - Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the District of Columbia within 90 Days.
- SLP - Home Health - Adults and Geriatrics 1 year of Home Care experience REQ (Experience must be within the last year)
- First-timers accepted
- No Certs REQ
- Maryland License
- **Must have Medicare-certified home health agency experience**
Scheduling Details:- Home Health - 40HRS DAYS 5-6 patients/day
- 27 points per day/week 40HRS DAYS Adults and Geriatrics
- HMileage is reimbursed Local candidates within 50 miles Maryland License
Special Requirements:- OASIS E Dress Code: Navy Blue Scrubs Charting: Point care/HCHB (Homecare Homebase)
- **Must have Medicare-certified home health agency experience**
- *This facility requires that all employees have the Flu vaccine*
- *May come into contact with COVID Patients*
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:- ASHA Skills, Home Health, Discharge, Evaluation, Plan of Care, Reassessments, Medicare Documentation, Home Health Documentation, Family Education, Telephone Calls, CVA, Bedside Swallow Evaluation, Thickening Agents, Compensatory technology
Skills Preferred:- Acute Care, Transfer Training, Multiple Sclerosis, Adaptive Equipment Experience, TBI, Degenerative Diseases, Anoxia, Laryngectomy, Tracheotomy, Hearing Impairments
Primary Duties:
- Provides comprehensive diagnostic evaluations to patients with speech, language, and/or swallowing disorders, including head-neck cancer patients.
- Establishes treatment goals and develops therapeutic programs. Makes determinations as to whether a patient may continue eating orally, or if an alternate peripheral nutritional method is required. Provides esophageal voice training, tracheoesophageal voice training, and training in prosthetic devices. Conducts and interprets video fluorography. Conducts invasive tracheoesophageal puncture evaluations.
- Summarizes test results and prognostic evidence. Completes progress notes and related documentation in medical records and responds to referral source(s). Maintains statistical data as required by the department. Determines the appropriate period when therapy can be discontinued based on the patient's performance and progress. Arranges for follow-up care as required.
- Performs hearing screening as required. Completes all required documentation for patient billing. Participates in interdepartmental rehabilitation team meetings, discharge rounds, and family conferences. Presents speech-language in-services to nursing staff, the Rehabilitation Department, and medical residents as assigned. Guides to and may serve as a professional resource for graduate students completing a clinical practicum.
- Maintains current knowledge of trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature, and by attending related seminars and conferences.
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