PRN Speech-Language Pathologist

Overall duties:

Provide skilled speech pathology service on an intermittent basis to clients in their homes in accordance with the physician's orders. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluates the client's level of functioning and communication abilities and makes recommendations 


• Provides initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the client’s needs, including Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessments. 


• Establishes a Speech Therapy treatment plan in consultation with the physician and revises it with the approval of the physician as necessary.


• Assists in development and implementation of the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to Speech Therapy.


• Assures that the physician's orders are appropriate and discusses necessary changes.


• Communicates with other team members and, when appropriate, instructs them in speech pathology techniques that they may use while working with the client.


• Teaches, supervises, and counsels the family and client in the total Speech Therapy program and other related problems of the client at home.


• Evaluates the client, his/her significant other(s) and the home situation to determine what instruction will be required, what assistance will be available for the family in caring for the client, and what other agency and community services will be required


• Records on a timely basis all evaluation data, treatments, and client's response to therapy intervention.


• Supervises the Home Health Aide every 14 days when Speech Therapy is the only professional discipline involved in the client's care. 


• Documents in the EMR system same day as the encounter.


• Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the Director of Nursing in order to coordinate the patient’s visit schedule.


• Participates in agency activities, case conferences and meetings, when appropriate


• Awareness of the Agency’s QAPI program. Active participation as required per policies and procedures related to the Agency’s QAPI program.


• Awareness of appropriate reasons for a patient discharge and Agency’s policy on appropriate reasons for discharge.


• Awareness of potential signs of abuse and neglect and the steps required to report suspected abuse and neglect.


• Awareness and ability to design and identify patient centered and individualized goals with realistic measurable timeframes.