Speech Therapist, Home Care
Beverly, OH - USA
Job Summary
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals including doctors nurses business people tech experts researchers and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit we support patient care research teaching and community service striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The position to which you are applying is represented by a collective bargaining unit Massachusetts Nurses Association.At Mass General Brigham Home Care youll build meaningful relationships use your clinical expertise and make a difference where patients feel most at home.
As a Speech-Language Pathologist youll have the independence to manage your patients and schedule without giving up the support of a strong team.
Join our Tanner City team
Most of your visits will be in Hathorne Lynnefield Middleton Peabody Andover Topsfield Boxford Hamilton Wentham Bedford Billerica Burlington Concord Lawrence Lexington Lincoln Reading Stoneham Tewksbury Wakefield Wilmington Winchester Woburn.
Youll work with a diverse patient population and provide speech language cognitive and swallowing services where patients live every day.
Why youll like this team
You have independence but youre never on your own.
A schedule that works for you: Part-time (32-hours) 4-5 visits per day MondayThursday or Tuesday-Friday with no evenings weekends or holidays with the autonomy to manage your own schedule and appointments while providing care to patients in their homes.
Ancillary support services: Scheduling coordinators liaisons and other support services help with the administrative and coordination needs of care allowing you to spend more time focused on your patients.
Strong team culture: Work alongside a collaborative team that values communication teamwork and supporting one another. Weekly conference meetings monthly team meetings and quarterly in-person team days help keep the team connected.
Support to grow: Ongoing training education and opportunities to collaborate across disciplines.
A strong start matters
Home care can be a big transition especially if youre coming from a hospital outpatient school or other clinical setting. Our onboarding is designed to help you feel prepared and confident working independently in the community. Youll also have ongoing opportunities for training education and professional development.
Your time matters too
Your schedule includes dedicated time for documentation chart review care coordination and treatment planning. Our MGB electronic documentation system gives you easy access to medical records doctors notes orders and other clinical information helping make communication and care coordination more seamless.
Your safety matters
We provide safety resources to support you in the field including:
GPS-enabled safety tools
Real-time alert features
Security-supported key fob access
What youll do
As a Speech-Language Pathologist youll evaluate patients develop individualized treatment plans provide skilled therapy and work closely with patients families caregivers and an interdisciplinary team.
Complete comprehensive speech language cognitive and swallowing evaluations
Develop and implement individualized treatment plans based on patient needs and goals
Provide skilled speech-language and swallowing therapy in the home
Educate patients families and caregivers on treatment strategies and recommendations
Assess and address communication cognition and swallowing needs
Make recommendations for appropriate compensatory strategies adaptive techniques and equipment as indicated
Coordinate care with patients families physicians nurses and other members of the interdisciplinary team to initiate and support transition to outpatient services as appropriate
Document evaluations treatment progress and care coordination activities
Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as appropriate
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support safe effective patient-centered care
Deliver high-quality care that helps patients maximize their independence and quality of life
Qualifications
What youll bring
- Graduate of an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program
- Current Massachusetts Speech-Language Pathologist license
- Two years experience in acute care rehab or homecare as a Speech Therapist
- Comfort working with various computer systems; experience with handheld clinical devices preferred
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to work with diverse populations
- Strong organization and prioritization skills with the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment
- Ability to work independently and remain self-directed in unpredictable situations
- Ability to collaborate effectively as part of an interdisciplinary care team
- Willingness to travel within the MGB Healthcare at Home geographic area
- Excellent communication skillswritten verbal and electronic
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Join a team backed by Mass General Brigham
With the resources of the Mass General Brigham system behind you youll have the support tools and opportunities to grow your career while providing high-quality speech-language services in patients homes.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including tuition reimbursement along with ongoing opportunities for training education and professional development. If youre a Speech-Language Pathologist looking for independence meaningful patient relationships and a strong team behind you wed love to hear from you!
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Pay Range
$71697.06 - $138361.60/AnnualGrade
HCCLPR100EEO Statement:
At Mass General Brigham our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance make hiring decisions identify development needs mobilize employees across our system and establish a strong talent pipeline.
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About Company
Patients at Mass General have access to a vast network of physicians, nearly all of whom are Harvard Medical School faculty and many of whom are leaders within their fields.