Speech Language Pathologist

Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

Location: Pueblo, CO

Status: PRN

Hourly rates: $77 per visit

Come join a great team under new leadership that is compassionate, and focused on compliance, proven by our DEFICIENCY FREE survey!!!

Discover a new path in speech therapy that makes caring for patients personal and rewarding. As a Home Health SLP for Interim HealthCare, you'll help patients find hope and healing through home-based speech therapy designed to overcome their challenges and increase their quality of life.

Interim HealthCare is the nation's first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health SLPs. We believe the best care happens at home where patients are at ease and therapy is customized to their unique needs. If you share our passion for personalized patient care, you are made for this!

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

• Pays at $77.00 per visit plus travel time and mileage reimbursement
• Competitive, weekly pay with direct deposit available
• Flexible assignments to fit your needs
• Holiday and PTO pay for full time employees
• Medical, dental, vision and supplemental benefits available
• Supportive, caring management that will have your back!
• Continuing education benefits and discounted courses through Colorado Christian University and Rasmussen University

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

• Provide home-based speech therapy to patients having communication, swallowing or cognitive difficulties due to an illness or injury
• Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and OT, focused on the patient's plan of care and established goals
• Observe and evaluate a patient's ability to communicate, swallow and process information
• Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient goals are met
• Assist with mouth, breathing and swallowing exercises, fluency, articulation and reading
• Educate patient and family on plan of care, therapy goals, safety practices and self-care

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

• Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active SLP license in Colorado
• Minimum of 1 year of direct client care speech therapy experience in the last 5 years, ideally in home healthcare
• BLS CPR certification
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
• Good clinical judgement, critical thinking skills, strong communicator, empathy and compassion

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, home-based 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.