Speech Therapist

Home Health Speech Therapist

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independenceall from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Speech Therapist, you will:

1. Evaluate, direct and provide speech/language pathology service to patients in the home or facility
2. Participate in the development and periodic review of the Plan of Treatment and Plan of Care.
3. Utilize professional skills and judgment in assessing and treating disorders of speech, voice, language, hearing and swallowing to prevent, identify, evaluate and minimize the effects of such disorders and conditions.
4. Administer and interpret diagnostic tests and applications of therapeutic treatments including audio logic screening.
5. Observe, record and report changes in the patient's condition and response to treatment to supervisor and/or the physician.
6. Provide instruction and training to patients in use of alternative communication systems when appropriate.
7. Provide counsel and instruction to patients, families and healthcare staff.
8. Maintain and submit documentation as required by the Company and/or facility. Prepare and submit timely written reports of evaluations, visits, summaries, care plans, care coordination activities and progress reports as required by Company policy.
9. Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning.
10. Maintain the highest standards of professional conduct in relation to information that is confidential in nature. Share information only when the recipient's right to access is clearly established and the sharing of such information is clearly in the best interests of the patient.
11. Attend, participate in and/or conduct internal staff development programs, obtain continuing education as required by Company policy, regulation.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Experience/Skills:

• Meet the education and experience requirements for Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology or Audiology granted by ASHA
• Minimum of six months experience as a speech therapist / speech language pathologist
• Home Health experience a plus
• Current and unrestricted license
• Current CPR certification
• Good organizational and communication skills
• A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation are required.

Pay Range: $54.00 - $76.00 pay per visit/unit $85,400 - $117,500 per year base pay

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1

Description of Benefits: Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, "Humana") offers benefits for limited term, variable schedule and per diem associates which are designed to support whole-person well-being. Among these benefits, Humana provides paid time off, 401(k) retirement savings plan, employee assistance program, business travel and accident.

About CenterWell Home Health: CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.