Speech Language Pathologist

The Home Health Speech Language Pathologist plays a critical role in delivering personalized speech and language therapy services to patients within their homes across the United States. This position focuses on assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in a variety of patient populations, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric clients. The primary goal is to improve patients' communication abilities and overall quality of life by developing and implementing individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs and home environment. The role requires collaboration with interdisciplinary healthcare teams, family members, and caregivers to ensure continuity of care and support patient progress. Additionally, the Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for maintaining accurate documentation and adhering to regulatory and ethical standards in home health care settings.

As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will:

• Administer and evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders. 

• Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers. 

• Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.  

• Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement. 

• Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings. 

• Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities. 

• Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms. 

• Supervise or collaborate with the therapy team. 

Requirements

• Valid Speech Language Pathologist License

• 1 year of rehab experience preferred

• CPR certification

• Valid Driver’s License

• Valid Auto Insurance

• Long Term Care experience preferred

• Vital-Stim certification preferred

• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.

• Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..