SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

Job Description Job Description Benefits: Competitive salary Dental insurance Health insurance Signing bonus Training & development You Belong Here. At Nurse Next Door, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care system, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve. We're looking for Speech Pathologists to join our Home Health team in Pearland (Areas), Texas Position Summary Provides a treatment program for those clients whose ability to comprehend, articulate or communicate has been impaired by the developmental process, disease, or injury. Performs care according to the Speech/Language Practice Act and Agency policies and procedures. This is a professional-level exempt position operating independently. Work situations are varied and require initiative, analysis, interpretation of information from a variety of sources, a service-oriented individual, and the use of discretion and good judgment in decision-making. Minimum Requirements Home health or hospice experience preferred. Experience with geriatrics and disabled adults required. COVID-19 vaccination. The only exemptions/accommodations will be for documented medical history or conditions for which COVID immunization is contraindicated or religious/strongly held personal beliefs. Education/Licenses/Certifications Graduate of an accredited School of Speech Language Pathology required Master's or Doctoral degree in speech-language pathology per requirement in Medicare Conditions of Participation 485.15(n). Registered as a Speech/Language Pathologist Current Texas State Driver License & Auto insurance CPR required Our Core Values As a Nurse Next Door - Pearland & Kingwood employee, well rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration, and Kindness, through every aspect of patient care and employee collaboration. Responsibilities/essential functions: The person in this position must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations. 1. Provide services in speech pathology or audiology per the physicians plan of care. * 2. Assist the physician in assessing the clients level of functioning and the development (and revise as necessary) of the plan of care by applying appropriate tests for speech, hearing and language disorders. * 3. Record and report the clients reaction to treatment and any changes in the clients condition to the physician and/or the Clinical Manager. * 4. Instruct and advise the client, family, and other health team personnel in the phases of speech pathology in which they may assist the client. * 5. Recommend hearing tests by audiologist when necessary. Checks hearing aids.* 6. Assess the clients communication, oral-motor integrity, cognitive status, memory, problem solving activities, hearing, speech fluency, and quality. * 7. Cooperate and consult with appropriate staff to provide education when requested and arranged by the Clinical Manager. * 8. Evaluate and regularly re-evaluate the speech pathology needs of the client; initiate, develop, implement and make necessary revisions to the clients plan of care. * 9. Initiate diagnostic, preventive, and rehabilitative procedures as appropriate to the clients care and safety. Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the needs of the client or document rationale for not doing so. * 10.Observe signs and symptoms and report changes in the clients condition to the physician and/or Clinical Manager. * 11.Teach, supervise, and counsel the client and family regarding home procedures and other care needs as appropriate to the clients condition. Use agency educational material as appropriate.* 12.Coordinate the total plan of care and maintain continuity of care by communicating with other health professionals. Attend client care conferences. Initiate client care conferences for complex and/or multidisciplinary clients when needed or helpful to ensure good coordination of care. * 13.Keep abreast of speech therapy trends and knowledge through seminars, CEUs, self-study and workshops. 14.Participate in in-service programs. 15.Prepare the patient and/or family for discharge as appropriate. WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform to the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations. Physical Elements Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to communicate effectively; Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to review a wide variety of materials in electronic or hard copy form; Sufficient manual dexterity, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to operate a personal computer, telephone, and other related equipment; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to safely lift, move, or maneuver whatever may be necessary to successfully perform the duties of their position; Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to efficiently function in a general office environment; and Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodation, to enable the employee to efficiently function in a general office environment, with frequent travel to a variety of field sites.