Required skills & experience:
1) Graduation from a Master’s program in Speech Pathology.
2) One year of experience preferred but not required as a Speech Pathologist.
3) Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
4) Current State licensure or completing a Required Professional Experience (RPE).
5) Must possess and maintain valid CPR certification while employed in a clinical role.
What You Need to Know:
1) Part-Time SLP needed to help cover Redding, CA territory. This is a Home Health position, appropriate PPE provided.
2) Pay per visit model with luxury of scheduling your own visits!
3) Growing company that retains family-like organizational culture.
As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will:
-Perform patient evaluations in accordance with agency policy and procedure. Selects appropriate diagnostic material to assess all aspects of patient care.
-Inform the physician of the results of the assessment and recommended clinical interventions and receives approval from physician prior to initiating care
-Develop and document appropriate treatment plans for patients including selecting appropriate intervention approaches, strategies, materials and establishing treatment priorities.
-Provide an organized and efficient patient treatment which includes advising, educating and counseling the patient.
-Present pertinent patient information to physicians and keeps team members informed of patient status and treatment plan.
-Provide appropriate treatment to patients according to patient needs and within the parameters set by the agency and payer.
-Determine appropriate goals, which are objective and measurable in nature in collaboration with team members and patients
-Meet agency productivity standards and uses work hours efficiently.
-Seek and accept assistance from team members in treatment planning and intervention.
-Complete assessment, and submit daily progress notes, discharge summaries and other required forms in a timely manner to prevent interruptions in patient care.
-Maintain patient documents that allow other therapists or assistants to effectively treat the patient.
-Attend and participate in agency meetings and committees as assigned.
-Communicate the benefits of therapy effectively to patient and family.
-Appropriately negotiate the patient participation in treatment, treatment times and treatment plan.
-Monitor patient response to therapy. Communicate concerns promptly to physician and/or supervisor.
-Document clearly patient/family ability to perform home exercise program.
-Utilize and direct support staff (assistants and CHHAs, CNAs) appropriately and in accordance with agency and regulatory guidelines.
-Schedule/follow the schedule for patient according to proper procedure and informs appropriate persons of scheduling changes.
-Use equipment and supplies in a proper and safe manner and notify supervisor of equipment maintenance issues and/or need for supplies.
-Return equipment and supplies following treatment.
-Promote professional growth by attending, presenting formal and informal educational experiences, in-services, conferences and seminars and/or reviewing professional literature.
-Monitor and complete required written co-signatures for assistants and support staff on an on-going basis.
-Communicate patient treatment plans, changes in physician’s orders and advancement of patient treatment techniques effectively to assistants and support staff.
-Follow-up and respond to memos, requests and voice mail in a timely manner.
-Participate in the student clinical education program and functions as clinical resource for students.
-Promote agency programs and activities within and outside of the agency.
-Adapt to environmental changes and is able to apply change to a growth, learning and development opportunity.
-Demonstrate a willingness to take on projects and other assignments.
-Maintain and meet agency and professional standards and practices according to the requirements of the accrediting and licensing agents.
-Perform other duties as assigned.
-Maintain compliance with Medicare regulations and completes functional re-assessments at the appropriate time points.
-Maintain effective communication with patients, caregivers, referral sources, as well as field and office staff.
-Comply with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including but not limited to those within the Compliance Process, Code of Conduct, HIPAA, and --Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA).
-Participate in required orientation, Compliance and HIPAA training programs.
-Report concerns and suspected incidences of non- compliance using the 4-Step Reporting Process.
-Cooperate with monitoring and audit functions and investigations.
-Participates, as requested, in process improvement responsibilities.