Job Description

The Home Health Speech Pathologist evaluates, plans, and administers comprehensive speech therapy modalities/regimens as prescribed by a physician to patients with speech, voice, language, cognitive-communicative and oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders in their place of residence for the purpose of improving and/or restoring speech and/or swallowing functions.

Principal Responsibilities

Provides initial and ongoing assessment to determine level of function, and any other assessments as required by federal guidelines for patients who have voice, memory, communication, and/or swallowing deficits.
Establishes an in-home treatment plan in coordination with the physician and other care team members to develop needed skills of their patients, to restore function.
Responsible for planning, evaluation, and treatment implementation of an assigned caseload.
Provides quality, personalized, evidence-based care, and proven interventions of Speech Language Pathology.
Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.
Supervise Speech Therapy students and other home health staff as appropriate.
Completes required documentation to complete the patients visits and episodes as required by federal, state and payor guidelines.
Instructs patients and family/significant others in home programs.
Demonstrate excellent knowledge of principals and practices of SLP.

Education/Experience

Successful completion of a program approved by (American Speech Hearing Association), ASHA.
Master's degree or greater in Speech Language Pathology.
Completion of Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
One year experience in hospital or Home Care Setting, preferred.

Licenses/Certificates

Reliable means of transportation, valid IL driver's license and vehicle liability insurance required
Current ASHA license.
AHA CPR certification required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong communication skills, flexibility, and professionalism
Self-direction with a strong sense of team commitment
Strong organizational and time management skills
Analytical ability to administer and evaluate standardized speech/language tests, conduct swallowing evaluations, evaluate patients' capabilities, develop treatment plans and monitor patients' progress.

Working Environment

This job operates in a variety of settings, including but not limited to professional office environment, patient's homes, and car .
Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

PHI/Privacy Level

HIPAA1

This position is employed to provide services for White Star, a not-for-profit affiliate of Springfield Clinic.

Springfield Clinic

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