Speech Therapist - Home Health

**Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities**

* Conducts appropriate evaluative procedures, assesses home environment (as appropriate), identifies equipment needs relative to speech/language function.
* Identifies functional speech defects and establishes goals and plan of care to improve patient's function and participates in the development of the plan of care.
* Administers speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic technique and/or equipment.
* Recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.
* Confers with referring physician and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care with the interdisciplinary group.
* As appropriate, participates in interdisciplinary group, in-services and other meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
* Prepares and submits clinical and progress records per office policy or federal/state regulations.
* Maintains clinical competency in speech language pathology practice and theory.
* Instructs patient and family/caregiver and other team members in the patient's treatment regime as indicated.
* Performs other duties as required to facilitate the delivery of speech language pathology services and swallowing assistive services.
* Participates in peer consultation process and quality management. Participates in orientation for hospice personnel.
* Actively participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
* May supervise hospice aide in procedures directly related to the speech–language therapy.

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.


**Position Qualifications**

* Possesses a degree that includes an internship from an approved masters program in Speech–Language Pathology, or as required by applicable law and/or regulation. Meets personnel qualifications stated in
* 418.114(b)(4).
* 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).
* Is certified to practice Speech–Language Pathology.
* Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
* Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
* A minimum of one (1) year's clinical experience in Speech–Language Pathology.
* Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
* Understands hospice philosophy and focus of patient care is comfort and maintenance of self in current residence