- Speech Therapist / Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

Job Description

Job Description

Home Health Speech Therapist / Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

in Loudoun County, Virginia

Care for others—and yourself—in a therapy career designed for work-life balance! As a Home Health SLP for Interim HealthCare®, you’ll play a vital role in a patient’s restoration while enjoying the freedom and flexibility that comes from ordering your own schedule.

Our Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists enjoy some excellent benefits:

• Salary: $95 / hour
• 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Flexible assignments, autonomy and work-life balance
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Time & half pay on Sundays and holidays
• If the patient is more than 20 miles from the office we will pay $0.50 / mile for travel

As a Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

•     Completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments at appropriate time points as assigned.
•    Selects and teaches task-oriented therapeutic activities designed to improve comprehension and production of language in oral, signed or written modalities; speech and voice production; auditory training; speech reading; and communication strategies using multi-modal training (e.g. visual, auditory-visual, and tactile).
•    Regularly assess changes in the patient’s status since the last visit/treatment day, and determine whether the planned services should be modified, performing a re-evaluation and obtaining revision orders from the physician as indicated.
•    Prepares and submits timely, legible, relevant and sufficient documentation of treatment and skilled intervention provided, as well appropriate reports of a patient’s progress toward goals.
•    Advises and consults with the family and/or other caregivers to promote patient progress and planning for discharge.
•    Participates in educating the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals.
•    Actively effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care in order to promote coordination of patient care and planning for discharge.
•    Visually and auditorially observes and assesses the patient.
•    Participates in quality and performance improvement measures

A few must-haves for Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists:

• Master’s or doctoral degree in speech language pathology, and who meets either of the following requirements:
  a)    licensed as a speech-language pathologist by the State of Virginia
  b)    Has successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating such supervised clinical experience)
• Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full-time speech-language pathology services after obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree in speech-language pathology or a related field;
• Successfully completed an approved national examination in speech-language pathology.
  •    In the last five (5) years, two (2) years of experience as a speech language pathologist that is relevant to the patient population assigned.
  •    Provide proof of valid driver’s license, per organization-specific policy.
  •    Provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment(s) includes driving own vehicle to transport patient, per organization-specific policy.
  •    Meets applicable state and federal health screening requirements.
  •    Pass federal and state required criminal and abuse background checks where required.
  •    Verification of employment eligibility (I-9) in accordance with local, state, and federal law and regulations.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
•    Able to read and interpret technical instructions related to the care of the patient.
•    Able to provide proof of current CPR certification, per organization-specific policy.
•    Able to prioritize multiple functions or tasks to effectively manage multiple changes based on patient needs and scheduling.
•    Meets the applicable health requirements to provide patient care per applicable law or regulation.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
•    Work is normally performed in a residence, aggregate living facility, school or occupational setting.
•    Work environment involves occasional exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non-latex gloves).
•    Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and walking.
•    Able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely.
•    Able to lift, reposition, and transfer patients.
•    Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and mental tasks over long periods of time.
•    Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm, i.e. manipulate pen, knobs or objects.
•    Visual acuity, dexterity and hearing to perform required skills.
•    Ability to work flexible schedule and/or evening hours as needed.
•    Physical activity is sedentary and may require occasional lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 10 lbs.
•    Travel within geographic area serviced by office, if applicable.
•    Able to travel locally from assignment to assignment, if applicable.

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of SLPs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, in house therapy they provide.

Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.