Speech Language Pathologist / SLP - Home Health (PRN)

Speech Language Pathologist

Location: Greeneville

Adoration Home Health is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join our team. This position is a great opportunity to grow your SLP skillset while providing essential one-on-one care to individuals in the home care setting. Join our team of dedicated Speech Language Pathologists today to begin helping people live their best life.

Our Greeneville Branch has an incredible team of clinicians, supportive leadership, along with our great PRN benefits package listed below:

• Flexible schedule
• Competitive pay
• Mileage reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement and other discounts

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with patients to evaluate their levels of speech or language difficulty, determining the need for continued therapy services
• Determine the extent of communication problems by having a patient complete basic reading and vocalizing tasks or by giving standardized tests
• Teach patients how to make sounds and improve their voices
• Teach alternative communication methods, such as sign language, to patients with little or no speech capability
• Instruct other health team personnel, patients, and/or caregivers in certain phases of therapeutic exercises with which they may work with the patient
• Instruct the patient, caregivers, or agency staff involved in assisting the patient, in self-exercise programs, when applicable
• Document appropriate progress and clinical notes noting the patient's response to therapy and submit visit documentation per Agency policy

Qualifications:

• Master's degree as a Speech Language Pathologist / SLP
• Current license as a Speech Language Pathologist / SLP
• Minimum of one year (1) direct patient care experience preferably in-home care environment
• Current CPR certification
• Reliable transportation, valid driver license, and current automobile insurance

About our Line of Business:

Adoration Home Health and Hospice provides quality and compassionate services in the comfort of home, providing support for patients, families, and caregivers in their time of need. Adoration was formed to fill the need for a loving, community-focused, caring organization. We empower patients to live with dignity, find a sense of fulfillment, and celebrate with their families a life well-lived. Our employees and caregivers are proud to be a part of the Adoration team and the mission of our company.