Speech Language Pathologist SLP Home Health PRN

At Elara Caring we have a unique opportunity to play a huge role in the growth of an entire home care industry. Here each employee has the chance to make a real difference by carrying out our mission every day. Join our elite team of healthcare professionals providing the Right Care at the Right Time in the Right Place.

Job Description:

Speech Language Pathologist

At Elara Caring we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know theres no place like home and thats why our teams continue to provide highquality care to more than 60000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their health journey we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a SpeechLanguage Pathologist. Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care we need a SpeechLanguage Pathologist with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them If so apply today!

As a growing organization we invite you to share your information with us for consideration for future career opportunities. This is an exciting chance to connect with our compassionate and dedicated team who truly value your unique skills and experiences in delivering exceptional care to those we serve.

Why Join the Elara Caring mission

• Work in a collaborative environment.
• Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for fulltime staffand continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
• Opportunities for advancement
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical dental and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off paid holidays family and pet bereavement
• Pet insurance

As a SpeechLanguage Pathologist youll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Promotes Elara Carings philosophy mission statement and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
• Evaluates the SpeechLanguage pathologist patient to determine the rehabilitation needs and potential for achievement and develops a plan of care in accordance with the findings.
• Admits the patient and assesses speechlanguage therapy and all other needs according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines. Makes the initial therapy evaluation visit and reevaluates the patients speech language therapy needs during each visit. Makes followup assessments according to OASIS and PPS regulatory guidelines.
• Initiates plan for patient safety using the patient family and community resources.
• Communicates significant findings problems and changes in condition or environment to the appropriate supervisor the physician and other team members involved with patient care.
• Participates in the implementation and development of the Plan of Care to ensure quality and continuity of care and proper discharge planning. Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to physicians orders assessment data and established standards and guidelines.
• Writes physician orders to cover additional visits and changes to the Plan of Care per agency policy.
• Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care into therapy care as evidenced by documentation in therapy notes. Initiates and revises the Plan of Care in response to identified patient care issues.
• Performs direct SpeechLanguage pathology services in accordance with accepted standards of practice and certified by the patients physician.
• Selects diagnostic and therapeutic materials appropriate to patient needs. Instructs and provides patients and/or their caregiver in the home therapy program providing modification and clarification when necessary.
• Assures clinical notes indicate continuing communication and coordination of services with physician other staff and disciplines.
• Ensures that all therapy notes supply log/visit logs are accurate and turned into the office according to office policy.
• Physically demanding high stress environment
• Full range of body motion including handling lifting and transfer of patients
• Potentially work irregular hours including call hours if applicable

What is Required

• Masters degree from an accredited educational program in Language Pathology
• Current unrestricted SLP license in the state of work
• Minimum one 1 year of experience as a SLP in a clinical care setting
• Able and willing to travel within branch/office coverage area.
• Must have a dependable vehicle valid drivers license and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
• Must be able and willing to travel 50
• Able to sit stand bend lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50100 lbs.

You will report to the Branch Director Clinical Manager Clinical Supervisor or designee.

We value the unique skills of veterans and military spouses. We encourage applications from military veterans and their families.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard tosex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) race color age 40 and older) national origin religion disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender reassignment protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal state or local law.

Elara Caring participates in EVerify and we will provide the Federal Government with your Form I9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Employers like Elara Caring can only use EVerify once you have accepted the job offer and completed the Form I9.

At Elara Caring pay and compensation are determined by a variety of factors including education jobrelated knowledge skills training and experience. Our compensation structure reflects the cost of labor across different U.S. geographic markets and may vary based on location.

This is not a comprehensive list of all job responsibilities and requirements; upon request a job description can be provided.

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