Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health, San Joaquin

Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health, San Joaquin County

Full-time/Part-time

$60.00 - $70.00 per hour

Location:

San Joaquin County, California

As a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, you will conduct home visits to assess and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. You will provide detailed notes and documentation regarding your home therapy visits and patient progress.

• Apply the principles and practices of speech pathology and provide speech therapy services in accordance with the state practice act.
• Perform an initial assessment and evaluation of the patient and establish a plan of care, including scheduling subsequent visits determined clinically appropriate.
• Coordinate care by care conferencing with other health care team members.
• Observe, record, and report to the Primary Care Physician the patient’s treatment, response and progress including significant changes.
• Obtain orders to revise plan of care as clinically appropriate.
• Perform re-evaluations of patient’s progress at least every thirty (30) days and update plan of care as necessary.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and OASIS data as necessary.
• Teach patients and caregivers about the patients’ impairments and provide support and educational materials to support interventions and foster independence.

• Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology.
• Active Speech Language Pathology license (CCCs).
• Ability to practice speech therapy unencumbered within state and federal guidelines.
• At least one year of experience working as a Speech Language Pathologist (no CFYs).
• Home health and Home Care Home Base documentation experience.

• Excellent pay, including 23 days PTO per year.
• Health, dental, vision, 401k, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability.
• Continuing education & tuition assistance.
• Generous referral bonus program.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Company Vehicle Program with paid gas card for eligible full-time employees.

Our unique focus is on patient-centered care and evidence-based medicine. This empowers patients to achieve optimal independence. We are a home health service provider enhancing continuity of care for the patients we serve. Our mission is to help them achieve that goal.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive.

Job address: 4643 Quail Lakes Dr, Stockton, CA 95207

Apply at:
Focus Health Stockton