What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist - PRN weekends position at Douglas County Visiting Nurses?
Are you looking for a PRN job opportunity? Visiting Nurses has a great job for you working with an interdisciplinary team to provide health care to individuals in their home.
As a Speech Language Pathologist at Visiting Nurses, you will play a vital role in enhancing the communication and swallowing abilities of our patients. This position is essential in delivering high-quality care that aligns with our mission of supporting individuals in their homes.
Responsibilities
Job Type: PRN weekends
Work Location: In person
Visiting Nurses requires a criminal background check and motor vehicle (MVR) check for all employees once a conditional offer of employment has been extended by the hiring manager.
As a Speech Language Pathologist at Visiting Nurses, you will play a vital role in enhancing the communication and swallowing abilities of our patients. This position is essential in delivering high-quality care that aligns with our mission of supporting individuals in their homes.
Responsibilities
- Assess and document patient/client needs and observation of patient's condition at each visit. Report changes timely to patient's interdisciplinary care team.
- Record and report to physician results of patient/client assessments, treatments, and recommendations for further services as appropriate at the following times: certification, change of care, recertification, missed visits and discharge.
- Provide direct quality speech-language therapy care or supervision of that care.
- Provide education, support and teaching of care to the patient/client, family, or other caregivers.
- Complete assigned admission visits, conducting comprehensive physical and environmental assessments and assessment of risk factors related to medical diagnosis.
- In coordination with other disciplines, develop and implement individualized plan of care with patient/client and/or family/caregiver that promotes highest level of wellness attainable for each patient.
- Develop discharge plan with the patient/client and/or family/caregiver.
- Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) in good standing with discipline specific licensing/certification agency and able to meet all federal and state licensure requirements.
- Current CPR certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire.
- Basic level knowledge of EMR (electronical medical records) and email functions.
Job Type: PRN weekends
Work Location: In person
Visiting Nurses requires a criminal background check and motor vehicle (MVR) check for all employees once a conditional offer of employment has been extended by the hiring manager.