Home Health Speech Language Pathologist SLP
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All About Home Care
Houston, TX, US
Summary
The Speech Language Pathologist provides skilled speech therapy services to patients in their homes, including initial evaluations and the development of treatment plans. They are responsible for documenting patient progress, supervising assigned personnel, and consulting with physicians and families to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Job Description
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Summary:
All About Home Care is a Houston-based home health care agency. We’ve been serving the Houston and surrounding communities since 2003, providing quality home health services. We are currently looking for a Speech Language Pathologist / Speech Therapist to help serve patients in the Greater Houston area. If you have experience in home health, please submit your resume. We use Kinnser software to document patient care.
Qualification:
- A person who meets the education and experience requirements for a certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Pathology or Audiology granted by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, or
- A person who meets the educational requirements for certification and is in the
- Process of accumulating the supervised experience required for certification.
- Currently licensed in the State of Texas.
- Two (2) years experience, preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Improves and maximizes the communication of the patient.
- Returns the individual to optimum and productive living within the patient’s capabilities.
- Periodically participate with all other health care personnel in patient care planning.
- Provides full range Speech Language Pathology Services as ordered by the physician.
- Directs and supervises personnel, as assigned.
- Takes initial history and make initial evaluation.
- Performs all skilled procedures.
- Consults with physicians regarding change and treatment.
- Writes reports to physicians regarding patient’s progress.
- Instruct patients and family members in home programs.
- Periodically presents an in-service to the Agency’s staff members.
- An initial evaluation, including plan of treatment and goals, must be filled out and submitted to the physician for approval. A progress notes is written each visit. A reevaluation is written when expected duration of treatment is reached. A summary is written upon patients discharged.
- A supervisory visit is made every two (2) weeks on each patient seen by a home health aide assigned.
- Assists the physician in evaluating level of function.
- Helps develop the plan of care and revises as necessary.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes.
- Advises and consults with the family and other Agency personnel.
- Participates in in-service programs
We are a 4.5 star skilled home health company that provides skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aides and medical social workers. Since 2004, our mission has been to offer a comfortable, and dignified service to our patients through the expertise of our professional and dedicated staff.
Founded
2003
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Home Health Care Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
We are a 4.5 star skilled home health company that provides skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aides and medical social workers. Since 2004, our mission has been to offer a comfortable, and dignified service to our patients through the expertise of our professional and dedicated staff.
Founded
2003
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Home Health Care Services
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
