Home Health Speech Language Pathologist Position Available In Orange, Florida

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist
Orlando, FL
AdventHealth Home Health

Job Schedule:

Full-time

Pay Range:

$31.55 – $58.68 per hour

Job ID:

25018791

Job Family:

Rehabilitation Services

Shift:

1 – Day
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Every day, our fellow team members show up to work, unified by one shared mission: Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ. As a faith-based health care organization, our story is one of hope as we strive to heal and restore the body, mind and spirit. Though our facilities are spread across the country, this unwavering belief binds us together. Across every office, exam and patient room, we’re committed to providing individualized, holistic care. This is our Christian mission, and it inspires us to help make communities healthier and happier.
Home Health Speech Language Pathologist- AdventHealth Home Health
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
Benefits from Day One
Paid Days Off from Day One
Career Development
Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
Mental Health Resources and Support

Schedule:

Full Time

Shift :

Day

Location:

Travel within South Orange County, Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Osceola County, Downtown Orlando, Pine Hills, West Orlando, Ocoee, Winter Garden, Windemere
The role you’ll contribute:
The Home Health ST Case Manager is a professional therapist who coordinates and directs the home care patient’s care based on individual patient needs. Case Manager is responsible for independent management of the Home Health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making skills. The therapist is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made, interdisciplinary conferencing takes place regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed. Relevant knowledge and experience is consistently applied to new patient populations. The Case Manager cares for a caseload of home health patients by evaluating the patient for appropriateness of home health and developing the home care plan in conjunction with the physician. S/he educates patients, families, caregivers and community providers to safely perform care. S/he provides follow up by evaluating effectiveness of the home care plan, and monitoring patient/family’s response to the plan to achieve patient/family goals and top decile outcomes. The Case Manager also identifies performance improvement and home health standard of care initiatives and assists to design or implement programs to address needed changes.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
Performs an evaluation and utilizes the findings to determine diagnosis (for SLP services), prognosis and plan of care in consultation with the physician. Determines specific interventions, duration and frequency needed to achieve anticipated goals and outcomes.
Observes and records activities and findings in the clinical record and reports to the physician and or primary Case Manager the patient’s reaction to treatment and any changes in patient’s condition, or when there are deviations from the plan of care.
Instructs the patient and caregiver regarding the patient’s speech language improvement program including adaptive equipment and the home program.
Instructs other health team personnel including, when appropriate, home health aides and caregivers in certain phases of speech therapy with which they may work with the patient.
Selects, applies or modifies skilled intervention to the patient using various skilled interventions consistent with the state practice act to achieve the best outcome possible for the patient. Assesses patient response to interventions and performs reassessments as required.
The expertise and experiences you’ll need to succeed :
Minimum qualifications:
Master’s Degree in Speech Therapy
1 year relevant clinical Speech therapy experience
Current Speech Therapy License in State of Practice
Active American Heart Association BLS
Valid in state Driver’s License with current car insurance
Preferred qualifications:
Acute care, inpatient rehab/or home health experience.
Recent, relevant experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency as a case-manager
Adult/Geriatric care with focus on language.
Home Health Case-Manager Certification
This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.

Category:

Rehabilitation Services

Organization:

AdventHealth Home Health

Schedule:

Full-time

Shift:

1 – Day

Req ID:

25018791