Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health

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  • JOB SUMMARY
    • Specializes in diagnosis and treatment of speech, language and voice problems as related to human communication, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of dysphagia.
  • DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
    • Performs evaluation on patients referred in a timely manner and formulates diagnoses based on assessment findings.
    • Establishes individualized treatment plan and goals based on diagnostic testing.
    • Provides treatment for those communication areas found to have deficit during the evaluation.
    • Completes documentation according to practice setting guidelines.
    • Collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to identify needs and continued services once discharged from current level of care.
  • EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
    • Minimum requirement:
      • Master’s Degree in the field of Speech/Language Pathology
      • Maintains active ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology, or if in Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY), obtained when meets ASHA requirements for certification.
      • Current active Speech Pathology license in the State of Kentucky and other states as required. Interim license status accepted if in Clinical Fellowship Year.
      • Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
    • Preferred qualifications:
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT
    • Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
    • Constantly exposed to blood and/or body fluids and infection. 
    • Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
    • Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
    • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
    • Frequently required to walk and move about.
    • Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
    • Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
    • Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
    • Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
    • Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
    • Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing. 
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
    • Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.
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