Speech Therapist (ST) - Home Health - PRN - Manhattan Area
Company: Interim HealthCare
Location: Manhattan
Posted on: May 6, 2022
Job Description:
Speech Therapist (ST) - Home Health - PRN - Manhattan AreaPay
Rate: $46.00 - $51.00 per visitAre you a Speech Therapist in the
Manhattan area? Are you looking for a Part-Time or PRN position?
-Interim Healthcare of Manhattan is looking for a Speech Therapist
that is looking to join a growing, local, family business & is
looking for a flexible & rewarding position. Our Home Health team
would love to speak with you - apply today!General Purpose:Provides
services for the purpose of diagnosing and treating speech and
language disorders which result in communication disabilities, and
for the diagnosis and treatment of swallowing disorders
(dysphagia), as well as auditory rehabilitation. - The treatment
and intervention provided is in accordance with the patient's plan
of care, accepted standards of professional practice, applicable
law and regulation, as well as applicable Interim HealthCare
policies, procedures and clinical pathways.Company Overview:The
Stehley Family has locally owned and operated Interim Healthcare in
the State of Kansas for 42 years. Interim Healthcare of Topeka,
Manhattan, and Lawrence is the only agency in these areas that
offers the full continuum of care - which consists of Home Health,
Hospice, Private Duty, and Staffing Services. Our Mission Statement
is 'We Improve People's Lives', and that is the core of what we
believe in here at Interim Healthcare. If you are looking to join a
company that is growing & has a family culture, this may be the job
you have been looking for! -Nationally, Interim HealthCare has been
providing great jobs to great people for over 50 years and there
are more than 300 offices across the country. That kind of
stability combined with our commitment to integrity makes us your
perfect career partner.Benefits:
- Locally Owned And Operated
- Health Coverage (If Full-Time Status)
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Flexible Assignment to fit your Needs
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Free Education CoursesEssential Functions:
- Assist the physician or other licensed independent practitioner
in evaluating the patient's level of communication deficit, hearing
and swallowing function, as well as in developing the resulting
plan of care/treatment including appropriate long term treatment
goals, selection of interventions, and the intensity, frequency and
duration of services to meet the needs of an individual
patient.
- Completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments at
appropriate time points as assigned.
- Selects and teaches task-oriented therapeutic activities
designed to improve comprehension and production of language in
oral, signed or written modalities; speech and voice production;
auditory training; speech reading; and communication strategies
using multi-modal training (e.g. visual, auditory-visual, and
tactile).
- Regularly assess changes in the patient's status since the last
visit/treatment day, and determine whether the planned services
should be modified, performing a re-evaluation and obtaining
revision orders from the physician as indicated.
- Prepares and submits timely, legible, relevant and sufficient
documentation - whether written or electronic - of treatment and
skilled intervention provided, as well appropriate reports of a
patient's progress toward goals in accordance with professional
standards of practice, policy and procedures, and payor
requirements.
- Advises and consults with the family and/or other caregivers to
promote patient progress and planning for discharge.
- Participates in educating the patient and the family, and other
caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established
goals.
- Actively effectively communicates with other members of the
interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care in order to
promote coordination of patient care and planning for
discharge.
- Visually and auditorially observes and assesses the
patient.
- Participates in quality and performance improvement
measures
- Participates in in-service training, as requested.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- Has access to personal health information ("PHI") necessary to
fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. - Access to use and
ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each
organization.Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
- Master's or doctoral degree in speech language pathology, and
who meets either of the following requirements:
- licensed as a speech-language pathologist by the State in which
the individual furnishes such services; or
- In the case of an individual who furnishes services in a State
which does not license speech-language pathologists:
- Has successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised
clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating such
supervised clinical experience);
- Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full-time
speech-language pathology services after obtaining a master's or
doctoral degree in speech-language pathology or a related field;
and
- Successfully completed an approved national examination in
speech-language pathology.
- In the last five (5) years, two (2) years of experience as a
speech language pathologist that is relevant to the patient
population assigned.
- COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation
- Provide proof of valid driver's license, per
organization-specific policy.
- Provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if
assignment(s) includes driving own vehicle to transport patient,
per organization-specific policy.
- Meets applicable state and federal health screening
requirements.
- Pass federal and state required criminal and abuse background
checks where required.
- Verification of employment eligibility (I-9) in accordance with
local, state, and federal law and regulations.Knowledge, Skills &
Abilities Required:
- Able to read and interpret technical instructions related to
the care of the patient.
- Able to provide proof of current CPR certification, per
organization-specific policy.
- Able to prioritize multiple functions or tasks to effectively
manage multiple changes based on patient needs and scheduling.
- Able to provide COVID-19 Vaccination Documentation. -
- Meets the applicable health requirements to provide patient
care per applicable law or regulation.Working Conditions & Physical
Effort:
- Work is normally performed in a residence, aggregate living
facility, school or occupational setting.
- Work environment involves occasional exposure to communicable
diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or
hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive
safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment
(e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non-latex gloves).
- Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and
walking.
- Able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach
freely.
- Able to lift, reposition, and transfer patients.
- Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and
mental tasks over long periods of time.
- Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of
palm, i.e. manipulate pen, knobs or objects.
- Visual acuity, dexterity and hearing to perform required
skills.
- Ability to work flexible schedule and/or evening hours as
needed.
- Physical activity is sedentary and may require occasional
lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 10 lbs.
- Travel within geographic area serviced by office, if
applicable.
- Able to travel locally from assignment to assignment, if
applicable.
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