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Cobble Hill LifeCare

Speech Therapist-Home Care

Cobble Hill LifeCare, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Your Choice At Home is an affiliate of Cobble Hill Life Center and a Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA). We're culturally sensitive, and many of our staff come from within the community that they serve. Operating 24 hours, 7 days a week, we offer reliable, dignified care in your own home and specialize in health services, personal care, and champion services.

Fee For Service As the Fee-For-Service Pediatric Speech Pathologist is responsible for the planning and provision of speech and language rehabilitation services to patients in their homes; and to work with patient, family and/or others to provide training and/or assistive devices for speech and language rehabilitation.

Now Hiring Per Visit Speech Pathologists in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens!

Responsibilities

Develops a plan of treatment which encompasses treatment modalities, frequency of visits, expected outcome, and short term goals

Assesses patients and organizes a therapeutic plan of care for therapy including swallowing disorders

Evaluates test results to determine presence and extent of speech and language disorders or swallowing

Evaluates patient limitations and rehabilitation potential in collaboration with agency professional

Evaluates and makes recommendations for the use of therapeutic devices and other equipment to maintain to maintain or restore maximum performance of speech and language

Considers the patient's psychological response to the effects of disease and changes in body image and speech

Addresses patient's needs in a treatment plan with realistic short-term and long term

Implements the plan of treatment under physician direction and in collaboration with agency professional

Provides speech and language rehabilitation services to achieve identified

Plans, directs and supervises patient, family and other appropriate health team personnel in the use of specific verbal/physical exercises and/or equipment to facilitate speech and language

Teaches use of adaptive equipment to patient, family, and other appropriate health team

Instructs patients, family, and other appropriate health team personnel in program exercises for continuation of maintenance program

Counsels patient/family to aid in interaction and adjustment to patient's functional limitations

Observes, records, and reports to the physician and program personnel, the patients' reaction to treatment and any changes

Required Qualifications

Must have a license and current registration to practice as a Speech Pathologist in the State of New York

Masters of Art in Speech Pathology

A minimum of 1 year experience as a speech pathologist working in a hospital, long-term care, rehab facility, or home health agency.

Experience working with pediatric population is a plus.

Must be able to make home visits in multiple neighborhoods/boros

Salary: $85.00 per visit

Job Posted by ApplicantPro

Seniority level Entry level

Employment type Part-time

Job function Health Care Provider

Industries Hospitals and Health Care

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