Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Interim HealthCare - Atlanta, GA
Location
Lawrenceville, GA | United States
Job description
Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
Part-Time and PRN in Lawrenceville, GA - Gwinnett County
Discover a new path in speech therapy that makes caring for patients personal and rewarding. As a Home Health SLP for Interim HealthCare®, you’ll help patients find hope and healing through home-based speech therapy designed to overcome their challenges and increase their quality of life.
Interim HealthCare of Atlanta, GA is seeking a pat-time or prn Home Care Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our team. Work a flexible schedule maintaining a healthy work/life balance while receiving top notch pay and an impressive benefit package.
Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health SLPs. We believe the best care happens at home where patients are at ease and therapy is customized to their unique needs. If you share our passion for personalized patient care, you are made for this!
Our Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists enjoy some excellent benefits:
- Best pay rates in town
- 1:1 therapist-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
- Flexible schedule, autonomy and work-life balance
- Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
- Online training courses to promote growth
As a Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:
- Provide home-based speech therapy to patients having communication, swallowing or cognitive difficulties due to an illness or injury
- Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and OT, focused on the patient’s plan of care and established goals
- Observe and evaluate a patient’s ability to communicate, swallow and process information
- Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient goals are met
- Assist with mouth, breathing and swallowing exercises, fluency, articulation and reading
- Educate patient and family on plan of care, therapy goals, safety practices and self-care
A few must-haves for Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists:
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active SLP license in GA
- In the last 5 years a minimum of 2 years of speech therapy experience in home healthcare
- HCHB charting experience
- CPR certification, negative ppd screening or chest x-ray
- Drivers license, reliable transportation & auto insurance
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Good clinical judgement /proficiency, strong communication skills, dexterity and compassion
- Able to pass federal and state required criminal / abuse background checks and drug screen
Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to you is expressed through a family-oriented culture that values and appreciates therapists, and a passion to put patients first. Join a nationwide network of SLPs who are making a significant impact in the lives of others through the personalized, home-based therapy they provide.
Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
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