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We are hiring for a Speech Therapist.
At North Idaho Home Health, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy the meaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families, each other, and the communities we serve—it truly is all about helping people. You can find a home for your career here.
As a Speech Therapist, you can expect:
the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships
continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
independence and autonomy
career growth possibilities
Give your passion to serve others and your drive for better, more advanced quality healthcare.
*Responsibilities
The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating speech and language disorders and functional training in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments.
Provides services within the scope of practice as defined by the state laws governing the practice of speech therapy, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team.
Evaluates the patient's level of function by applying diagnostic and prognostic functional ability tests. Assists the physician in the development of the therapy plan of care.
Treats patients to communicate effectively by expressing thoughts according to the patient's condition using acceptable standards of practice.
Instructs the patient, the family and/or caregiver and other members of the health care team in areas of speech therapy in which they can participate.
The Speech Therapist in Home Health is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of patient care needs related to treating speech and language disorders, and functional training in communication, swallowing, and cognitive impairments. Based on this assessment and evaluation, the Speech Therapist works to help determine a treatment plan, performs interventions aimed at improving and enhancing the patient's well-being, and evaluates the patient's progress.
License Requirements
Other
Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care
$83k-101k (estimate)
05/18/2024
05/16/2025
lhcgroup.com
LAFAYETTE, LA
15,000 - 50,000
1994
Public
KEITH G MYERS
$1B - $3B
Skilled Nursing Services & Residential Care
LHC Group together with its subsidiaries, provides post-acute continuous care for Medicare beneficiaries in the United States.
The job skills required for Speech Therapist include Speech Therapy, Patient Care, Acute Care, Coordination, Communicates Effectively, etc. Having related job skills and expertise will give you an advantage when applying to be a Speech Therapist. That makes you unique and can impact how much salary you can get paid. Below are job openings related to skills required by Speech Therapist. Select any job title you are interested in and start to search job requirements.
The following is the career advancement route for Speech Therapist positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As a Speech Therapist, it can be promoted into senior positions as a Speech and Language Therapy Manager that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Speech Therapist. You can explore the career advancement for a Speech Therapist below and select your interested title to get hiring information.