Speech Language Pathologist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Optimal Home Care is looking for a Speech Language Pathologist to provide services for our patients!

About us:

Optimal Home Care is a trusted and growing agency serving the great Colorado area. Optimal is a Colorado owned and operated home health agency that has been serving patients since 2004. The culture at Optimal is what sets us apart. At Optimal Home Care you are not just a number. We are big enough to provide you with the support and resources you need to provide the highest possible patient care, but small enough to give you the culture and mission you’re looking for.

Optimal Home Care is devoted to helping our patients achieve and maintain the best possible quality of life. Our mission is to improve and restore our clients’ lives through quality patient care, innovative specialty health care programs and state of the art technology. The Optimal team embodies compassion, heart, patience, empathy, and competence to meet our patient’s needs.

Core values: Commitment Advocacy Respect Excellence

Position & Responsibilities:

• Complies with ethical and professional standards of conduct as set forth by the American Speech Hearing and Language Association.
• Practices and maintain patient safety and dignity by abiding by Federal, State, Local and Optimal policy & procedures as pertains to patient protected health information and HIPAA (Health Information Portability and Accountability Act).
• Evaluates patient speech and language abilities, both defects and assets.
• Plans and provides rehabilitative services for speech, language and dysphagia disorders.
• Participates in the development of the Physician’s Plan of Care.
• Develops, documents, implements and re-evaluates the Patient’s Plan of Care.
• Records clinical/progress notes to the patient’s clinical record weekly.
• Records type of treatment and patient’s reaction to it. Reports progress and/or regression.
• Maintains adequate records on all patients.
• Utilizes community resources and agency personnel by proper referral.
• Selects and administers diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and materials.
• Instructs and counsels other health team personnel and family members in methods of assisting patient in improving, correcting and accepting his/her disabilities.
• Plans for patient’s discharge, prepares discharge summaries and instructions.
• Attends agency service meetings and participates in staff development activities.
• Performs related and other duties as required.
• Complies with agency Policies and Procedures as well as Employee Handbook detailing Human Resources policies.
• Other duties / responsibilities that support the agency’s core values of Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and Excellence.
• Completes emergency preparedness training as identified as appropriate for this employee level.
• Participates in exercises and drills for emergency preparedness, as required.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned by the Optimal Home Care Emergency Command
• Center communication tree in the event of a local, regional or national emergency and/or disaster.

Why Optimal Home Care:

• Family Oriented Company
• Dedicated intake and scheduling team that support you and your patients
• Supportive work environment with opportunity to learn and develop
• Mileage reimbursement
• Competitive benefits package
• 401K plan + 15% matching
• Company phone provided
• PTO given up front (FTE)
• Opportunity to provide individualized care to patients
• Continuing education opportunities
• iPad Purchase Program

*Pay: Optimal Pays Per Visit

Qualifications:

• Has a Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Speech-language Pathology or Audiology and who has preferably one (1) full year of supervised work experience.
• Must be currently licensed as a speech-language pathologist in good standing in the state of Colorado.
• Must be able to communicate in the language of the client and document client related activity as appropriate.
• Possesses adequate and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess adequate and effective interpersonal skills.