Speech Language Pathologist
On-siteRichmond, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories to perform thorough evaluations, assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties. Develop treatment plans based on physician orders and goals, then continually revise care plans while participating in multidisciplinary team discussions. Educate patients and family members on rehabilitative care to promote independent living, and accurately document all observations, interventions, and evaluations using a touch pad tablet. Requires a current VA Speech Language Pathologist license and prior home health experience.
Required Qualifications
- A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in VA
- Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association
- Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification
- Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification
Desired Qualifications
- Prior home health experience as a Speech Language Pathologist, SLP
- Solid computer skills
- Prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR)
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