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Mqshealth

Licensed Speech Therapist

Mqshealth, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 23600

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Join our team at VHS Home Healthcare as a Licensed Speech Therapist (ST)! Full-time, and PRN opportunities available! Same day pay!

Responsibilities:

Assists the physician in evaluating the patient’s level of function. Assesses home environment and identifies equipment needs related to speech/language function.

Identifies functional speech deficits and establishes goals and plan of care to improve patient’s function, revising as necessary.

Performs and complete recertifications, resumption-of-care, and discharge.

Comprehensive OASIS assessments and associated paperwork in accordance with agency policy.

Instructs patient and family members, as well as other health team members, in methods of assisting the patient in improving communication skills.

Recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.

Periodically re-evaluates and upgrades the patient’s program to maximize functional improvement. Records and reports to the patient’s physician the patient’s progress in treatment and any changes in the patient’s condition and plan of care.

Confers with the family, referring physician, and other agency professional staff to obtain information to promote coordinated, efficient, and quality patient care.

Performs and submits required documentation of patient’s evaluations, plan of care, clinical notes, and progress reports, summaries along with changes in orders.

All patients visit notes must be returned on the next scheduled workday, not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours.

Maintains necessary statistical and billing data.

Keeps abreast of changes in speech pathology practice and theory, contributes to the field through research, presentations, and in-services.

Attends and contributes to in-services, clinical records reviews, meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive plans of care for the patients of the agency.

Qualifications:

A master’s degree in Speech Pathology from a Department of Speech Pathology at an accredited college approved by the American Board of Examiners in Speech Pathology and Audiology of the American Speech and Hearing Association.

Licensed in the State of practice by the State of Virginia Board of Healing Arts to practice as a Speech Pathologist.

Certificate of Clinical competence in speech pathology or audiology. Must possess and maintain proof of current CPR training.

Benefits:

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus

Health, vision, and dental benefits

401(k) with match

Employee engagement and culture committee

Shift differentials

Company sponsored life insurance

Employee assistance program (EAP) resources

The facility provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

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