Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for implementation of standards of care for speech language pathology services and for adherence to all conditions in the Service Agreement.
Responsibilities
- Assists the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function. Assesses home environment and identifies equipment needs related to speech/language function.
- Identifies functional speech deficits and establishes goals and plan of care to improve patient’s function, revising as necessary.
- Performs and completes admissions, recertifications, resumption-of-care, and discharge Comprehensive OASIS assessments and associated paperwork in accordance to agency policy.
- Instructs patient and family members, as well as other health team members, in methods of assisting the patient in improving communication skills.
- Recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.
- Periodically re-evaluates and upgrades the patient’s program to maximize functional improvement. Records and reports to the patient’s physician the patient’s progress in treatment and any changes in the patient’s condition and plan of care.
- Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care.
- Performs and submits required documentation of patient’s evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders. All patient visit notes must be turned in the next scheduled work day, not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.
- Maintains necessary statistical and billing data.
- Keeps abreast of changes in speech pathology practice and theory, contributes to the field through research, presentations, and in-services.
- Keeps his/her immediate supervisor informed of problem areas and makes suggestions for improvement.
- Attends and contributes to in-services, clinical records reviews, meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of the agency.
- Complies with Homecare Agency Compliance Plan.
- Complies with Homecare Agency’s Infection Control Policies.
- Complies with Homecare Agency’s HIPAA Policies.
- The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.
Skills
- Possesses a degree that includes an internship from an approved Master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology, or as required by applicable law and/or regulation.
- Meets the education and experience requirements for a Certificate of clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology, granted by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
- Licensed in the State of practice by the State Board of Healing Arts to practice as a Speech Pathologist.
- Is certified to practice Speech-Language Pathology.
- A minimum of one year’s clinical experience in Speech-Language Pathology.
- Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organizational skills.
- Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
