Speech Therapist Home Care

Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

General Summary of Position

MedStar Health is looking for -a -Speech Language Pathologist Per Visit -to join our -MedStar Health Home Care -(MHHC) -team! -We are looking for -a licensed Speech Language Pathologist with excellent -clinical -and communication -skills. -The -Speech Language Pathologist Per Visit -will provide -evaluation and speech-language pathology treatment -in accordance -with -agency standards, the laws and regulations governing the provision of speech-language pathology services in the State of Maryland, District of Columbia, or Virginia, and other regulatory requirements.Join one of the largest healthcare systems in the Baltimore-Washington metro -region, -also recognized as one of the "Healthiest Maryland Businesses". Apply today and learn how MedStar Health can be your next -great career -move!Primary Duties:Arranges for the provision of specialized assessments that -cannot -be conducted in the home environment (e.g., audiological testing, -video fluoroscopy -studies), and plans adequately for discharge including referrals to appropriate community resources (e.g., outpatient therapy, daycare) able to meet the client needs after discharge. -Communicates with a supervisor as scheduled and needed -regarding -issues related to the delivery of rehab services and individual patient care. -Maintains effective working relationships with other departments and -participates -in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams. Participates in meetings and on committees and -represents -the department and agency in community outreach efforts. Enhances growth and development and enriches personal knowledge and skill through participation in educational programs and affiliations. - -Maintains ongoing communication with the patient's physician, health care team, and other individuals (e.g. -insurance case managers, referring facility personnel) as needed -regarding -aspects of care and patient's status. -Provides an assessment, with the health care team, of the patient's environment and recommends adaptive equipment and/or home modifications that maximize the patient's functional abilities and safety. -Assists -in -attaining -items reimbursable as durable medical equipment. -Provides -initial and periodic assessments to -determine -the patient's habilitation/rehabilitation needs. -Establishes an effective speech-language pathology/dysphasia treatment plan with the patient, their family/caregiver, their physician, and other health care team members. -Modifies the treatment plan as needed. -Evaluation includes interview, observation, palpation, specialized assessments including dysphasia assessment, oral motor exam, and receptive/expressive language assessment. -Such assessments require tools (e.g., sphygmomanometer, stethoscope) and the possession of sight and hearing senses or prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately. -Provides -medical record entries according to agency standards, professional guidelines, and regulatory requirements for the reimbursement of speech-language pathology services. -Provides -patient and/or caregiver education -regarding -the injury/disease process, functional limitations, and the purpose of treatment interventions, in addition to, training in aspects of care the patient/caregiver will need to manage after discharge. -Provides speech-language pathology/dysphasia services -in accordance with -the treatment plan, agency standards, and other professional and regulatory guidelines. -Performs procedures and modalities, including associative language exercises, oral motor exercises, aural rehab, and thermal stimulation. -Supervises home health aides in aspects of patient care and related activities.Qualifications:Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology.1-2 years Clinical experience.License to practice Speech-Language Pathology in the State of Maryland or Virginia, or Certificate of Competency by ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) if working in the District of Columbia Maryland, or any combination as -required -based on work location(s). -CPR (Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation).Valid State Driver's License in good standing. -


This position has a hiring range of $87,318 - $157,289
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