Homecare Speech Pathologist PRN

Speech Language Pathologist

Provides quality speech language pathology services to patients and families in the home in accordance with state licensure, laws, professional standards and ethics within guidelines of agency standards, policies and procedures, and coordinates care with all disciplines involved.

Posting Specifics:

• Benefits Eligible: No
• Shift Details: PRN (as needed) Weekdays only
• Department: Homecare

Job Essentials:

• Provides timely and thorough documentation of the patient record consistent with agency standards.
• Practices within the Scope of Practice and complies with all policies, laws, licensure, regulations and standards for care pertaining to the delivery of home care services.
• Demonstrates competent theoretical and technical skills pertinent to patient populations being served: Dysphagia, Speech/Language Pathology, Communication skills, Cognition, Voice, Feeding skills.
• Demonstrates compliance with patient care coordination: weekly and monthly chart audits as requested, utilization, infection control, improvement in corrective action plans, and attendance at staff and training meetings. When assigned, demonstrates effective primary patient care coordination with all disciplines.

Follows the patient care process:

• Thoroughly identifies and evaluates functional and rehabilitative needs
• Identifies and prioritizes patient needs
• Develops and implements appropriate care plan and goals
• Adjusts and updates care plan as needed
• Appropriately coordinates patient care with other disciplines
• Provides appropriate education to patients and families
• Consistently follows the established care plan
• Demonstrates the efficient use of resources by effectively managing time, supplies and equipment and by meeting established productivity standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid/current Utah Speech Language Pathology License.
• Current driver's license, insured, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record.
• Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers.
• Ability to access the Internet or a phone line transferring patient files twice a day.
• Effective communication skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• Current certificate of clinical competence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year experience.
• Bilingual Spanish & English

Physical Requirements:

• Hearing/Listening, Manual Dexterity, Pulling/Pushing Seeing, Speaking.

Location: Home Health and Hospice - Cassia

Work City: Burley

Work State: Idaho

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$42.66 - $65.82

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.