Speech Pathologist ProHealth Home Care 0.5 FTE, Days
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Job Location:
Waukesha, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We Are Hiring:
Speech Pathologist - ProHealth Home Care - 0.5 FTE Days
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Schedule Details:This 0.5 FTE commits to 20 hours per week Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.
This is not a seasonal or temporary position.
About Us:
ProHealth Home Care is one of Wisconsins most comprehensive sources of medical care and hospice care provided in the home. We provide a seamless continuum of care for people of all ages. ProHealth Care offers quality in-home hospicecare andin-home skilled nursingcare as well as a 15-bed residential free standinginpatient proud of our 4.5 star rating and our exceptional patient satisfaction scores that put us in the top 11% in Wisconsin and top 17% nationally!
Our highly skilled team provides a wide array of services including medication education and management injections and intravenous therapy wound care nutritional counseling bowel and bladder management and much occupational and speech therapists address home safety concerns strengthening and rehabilitation licensed social workers offer assistance with community resources financial assistance and supportive care and counseling to patients and families.
Responsibilities
Apply time management principles throughout each shift in order to meet the departments and organizations efficiency goals.
Apply appropriate infectious disease control principles at all times.
Receives and interprets referrals for speech/ and/or adjusts by collaborating directly with referring phone/verbal orders per ProHealth Care policies & procedures.
Evaluate each patient by reviewing his/her medical history conducting an assessment of the patients functional communication ability swallowing and related impairments. Identifies any precautions and/or contraindications to specific speech therapy interventions.
Establish a speech/language pathology plan of care that includes SLP interventions duration of care and frequency of plan also outlines patient centered and functional current best practice information and sound clinical judgment.
Collaborates with other care providers to establish an interdisciplinary care plan when appropriate.
Reassess each patients condition at each the SLP plan of care based on reassessment findings.
Determine when discharge is appropriate and facilitates discharge from SLP service.
Document all SLP care provided following ProHealth Care policies & procedures.
Determine appropriate charges for each patient visit following ProHealth Care policies & that clinical documentation supports charges that are processed.
Supervise support staff in the delivery of SLP services following regulatory and professional standards.
Accept assignments at various locations within the department/service when necessary.
What You Will Do:
Provides evaluation and treatment for patients who have communication and swallowing impairments in collaboration with other health care practitioners and the rehab for directing and supervising the delivery of speech pathology care of assigned patients.
What you will need:
- Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- CCC (Certification of Clinical Competence) for Speech/Language Pathology.
- Current Speech Language Pathologist WI License.
- Current BLS (CPR) certification or ability to obtain upon hire.
- 1-2 years of related speech language pathology experience.
- Valid state of WI Drivers license with acceptable driving record.
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About Us:
Learn more at Care is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to an inclusive work environment and values the perspectives of our people. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation age status as a protected veteran among other things or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Key Skills
- Senior Care
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Behavior Management
- Computer Skills
- Caregiving
- Home Care
- Copywriting
- Child Protective Services
- Medication Administration
- Social Work
- Writing Skills
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
ProHealth Care makes it easy to get the care you need, when you need it. Same-day and next-day appointments are available.
