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Speech Therapist (Home Health)

LHC Group
Savannah, GA, United States
Full-time

We are hiring a Speech Therapist (SLP).

At SunCrest Home Health, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it : for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve it truly is all about helping people.

You can find a home for your career here.

As a Speech Therapist, you can expect :

  • the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships
  • continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
  • independence and autonomy
  • career growth possibilities

Give your passion to serve others and your drive for better, more advanced quality healthcare.

Responsibilities

The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating speech and language disorders, and functional training in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments.

Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Speech Therapist works to help determine a treatment plan, performs interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and evaluates the patient's progress.

  • Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of speech therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team.
  • Evaluates the patient's level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests. Assists the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care.
  • Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable standards of practice.
  • Observes, records, and reports to the supervising nurse and / or physician the patient's response to treatment and changes in the patient's condition.
  • Instructs the patient, the family and / or caregiver and other members of the health care team in areas of speech therapy in which they can participate.

Qualifications

License Requirements

  • Must be currently licensed in Speech Therapy in the state of
  • Current CPR certification
  • Must have a current driver's license and vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public
  • 30+ days ago
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