Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health

Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health

MedPro Healthcare Staffing, a Joint Commission-certified staffing agency, is seeking a quality Speech Language Pathologist for an assignment with one of our top healthcare clients.

Requirements

• Current state license as a Speech Language Pathologist / SLP or proactively in the process of the application process for current state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist / SLP.
• At least one year of professional working experience.
• Must hold a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Current CPR certification.
• Must have CCC's.
• Must have a valid drivers license and reliable transportation.
• Other requirements to be determined by our client facility.

Benefits

• Weekly pay and direct deposit.
• Full coverage of all credentialing fees.
• Private housing or housing allowance.
• Group Health insurance for you and your family.
• Company-paid life and disability insurance.
• Travel reimbursement.
• 401(k) matching.
• Unlimited Referral Bonuses up to $1,000.

Duties Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist / SLP is responsible for the assessment of referred patients that require treatment for speech, hearing and or language deficits. The Speech Language Pathologist / SLP will teach patients how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills to communicate more effectively. Also, the Speech Language Pathologist / SLP will teach individuals how to strengthen muscles or use compensatory strategies to swallow without choking or inhaling food or liquid.

• Provide skilled speech therapy services / interventions in accordance with physician orders.
• Assesses patient needs, plans for, evaluates and modifies care to meet goals of speech therapy interventions.
• Set realistic and achievable goals for patients to develop, or recover, reliable communication and swallowing skills so that the patient can fulfill their educational, vocational and social roles.