Home Health Speech Therapist PRN

PRN Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist

Halcyon Home is hiring a PRN Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist to support our growing geriatric home health population in Austin, TX, and surrounding areas. We offer great per-visit rate, flexible schedules (you can pick your own hours!) and wonderful team support.

Halcyon Home is a fast-growing, central Texas-owned home health, hospice, and home care company. We emphasize hospitality and compassion to encourage positive patient outcomes for our refined, aging clients. We were voted Best in Home Health/Hospice four years running and Best in Home Care three years running by the Senior Resource Guide. We are also one of the Great Places to Work!! Come join our team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs ongoing clinical assessment, including OASIS assessments, at appropriate time points to identify patient needs, determine level of functioning, and appropriateness of the patient for home care.
• Develops and evaluates the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
• Prepares and completes clinical notes, phone orders, and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis and in a timely manner.
• Analyzes patient needs and provides appropriate care that is ordered by physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Revises the POC based on evaluation and ongoing assessment data.
• Provides therapeutic treatments for speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders with appropriate tests and measurements.
• Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Applies concepts of infection control and universal precautions in coordinating or performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease.
• Accepts clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients.
• Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners related to the current plan of care.
• Provides patient and caregiver education.
• Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills; facilitates the use of these skills by other team members to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the Agency and licensing board.

Requirements:

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• State licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
• Experience in home health care preferred.
• Proficiency with Homecare Homebase software is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Dedication to patient-centered care.