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AW Health Care is a St. Louis based, independently operated, women-owned enterprise. We recently celebrated our 25th anniversary in the home health industry. AW is a rapidly growing home health agency, with an innovative approach to patient centered care. Our team consists of over 500 employees serving over 1500 patients in Missouri and Illinois. AW Health Care Benefits: AW Health Care offers its' employees a wide range of benefits including: Medical Dental Vision Life Matching 401K with 4% Match Paid Time Off And a wide range of supplemental benefit options including, but not limited to: Additional Life Insurance Short Term Disability Now Hiring: Speech Therapist (Full-Time) Independent and assisted livings all conveniently located throughout St Louis counties. Job Summary: A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) administers speech therapy to patients on an intermittent basis in their place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction and supervision of the Supervisor of Out Patient Therapy. Speech therapy services are furnished only by or under the supervision of a qualified speech pathologist or audiologist. This individual will perform services in all of our partnered facilities from O'Fallon, MO to Central St. Louis, MO, and therefore need to be flexible with various locations.
Job Responsibility:
Improves or maximizes the communication of the patient
returns the individual to optimum and productive living within the patient's capabilities
periodically participates with all other health care personnel in patient care planning
provides full range Speech Language Pathology Services as ordered by physician
directs and supervises personnel, as assigned
takes initial history and makes initial evaluation
performs all skilled procedures
consults with physicians regarding change of treatment
writes reports to physicians regarding patient's progress
instructs patients and family members in home programs
periodically presents an in-service to the Agency's staff members
an initial evaluation, including plan of treatment and goals, must be completed and submitted to the physician for approval
a recertification by physician every 60 days is necessary if further treatment is to be continued
a progress note is written each visit
a reevaluation is written when expected duration of treatment is reached
a summary is written upon patient's discharge
a supervisory visit is made every fourteen days on each patient seen by a home health aide as assigned
assists the physician in evaluating level of function
helps develop the plan of care and revises as necessary
prepares clinical and progress notes
advises and consults with the family and other Agency personnel
participates in in-service programs
completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames
appropriately utilizes ICD-9 codes
Requirements:
Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Pathology or audiology granted by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association
educational requirements for certification and in the process of accumulating supervised experience required for certification
currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing