Speech Language Pathologist, (SLP) - Senior Living

The role

You will perform home health visits to provide rehabilitative care to adult and geriatric patients. You will assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.

What you will do

• Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.
• Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals.
• Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan.
• Participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.
• Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives in rehabilitative care and activities.
• Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations utilizing a touch pad tablet.

Required qualifications

• A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in North Carolina.
• A certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or equivalent educational requirements and work experience, or have completed necessary work and educat
• Solid computer skills.

Nice to have

• Prior home care experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP
• Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR)

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Training and scholarship opportunities
• Specially designed career tracks
• PPE supplies
• Comprehensive infection prevention protocol
• Daily pre-screens
• Close monitoring of the COVID-19 outbreak

About the company

BAYADA Home Health Care is an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability.