Speech Language Pathologist - Part-Time

Description

Are you a compassionate and caring Pennsylvania Licensed Speech Language Pathologist, who is sensitive to the needs of others and has a desire to help patients with healing and restoration? Are you independently motivated to provide the highest quality of physician ordered patient rehabilitation? Do you know how to respond with empathy and kindness and have prior experience with providing patients with exceptional care?

If you answer yes to the above questions, we invite you to apply to join our exceptional team as a Part-Time Speech Language Pathologist.

Homeland has a tradition of caring that began in 1867 and continues today with Homeland Center and community outreach services: Hospice, Palliative Care, HomeHealth, and HomeCare. At Homeland, every person on our team matters and fulfills a greater purpose in the lives of our residents, patients, and clients.

As a Part-Time Speech Language Pathologist for Homeland HomeHealth, you would contribute to our community of caring by evaluating and providing services to homebound patients of the agency who have speech, language, or swallowing dysfunction.

Homeland HomeHealth is a fast-growing provider of in-home healthcare that offers convenient and effective skilled nursing care in the comfort of our patient's own home. Using compassion and skill, our staff provides physician-ordered medical treatment to promote healing, independence, and the best possible quality of life. We believe in a multiple-disciplined approach to help patients in their healing journey, which includes wound care, cardiac care, palliative care, fall prevention, rehabilitation services, intravenous therapy, and other care services.

• This is a part-time opening for 10-20 hours per week, with availability Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
• This position requires a valid Pennsylvania Speech Language Pathologist license, a valid Pennsylvania driver's license, and reliable internet access.

As a Homeland HomeHealth Speech Language Pathologist, you would be eligible for:

• Competitive Pay Rates, with portal-to-portal mileage paid at $0.54/mile.
• Additional Bonus opportunities.

As Homeland HomeHealth's Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), according to prescribed policies and procedures of the organization including all applicable state, federal and accreditation regulations and under the general supervision of the Assistant Director of HomeHealth, you would evaluate and provide treatment to HomeHealth patients who are referred by the physician for treatment of physical and psychosocial dysfunction. The SLP must have knowledge and understanding of a patient's illness or injury and the ability to assess these needs and plan appropriate interventions. The role of the SLP is to work as part of an interdisciplinary team to assist the patient in achieving his/her optimum goals.

Requirements include:

Education and Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited Master's Program in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Meets the education and experience requirements for a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Must demonstrate the ability to be able to work within a multidisciplinary team setting.

Licensure, Registration, and Certification:

• Must possess current license as a Speech Language Pathologist from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or made application for same.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation that is insured in accordance with Pennsylvania state requirements.
• Satisfactory criminal background checks.
• Satisfactory references from employers and/ or professional peers.
• Maintains current CPR certification
• Access to reliable internet access outside of the workplace setting.

Homeland at Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.