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Are you looking for a flexible working hours, going to patients' homes? Are you interested in joining a Medicare-certified Home Healthcare Agency?

If you want a more flexible schedule with a company that values your work-life balance, let Interim HealthCare work for you We are a local company with a national team of support. 

We are looking for a Speech Language Pathologist to join our Home Healthcare Agency in Broward County, FL.

As a Home Health Speech-Language Pathologist, here’s a big-picture view of what you’ll do:

• Provide in house speech therapy to patients having communication, swallowing or cognitive difficulties due to an illness or injury
• Work as part of a home health team which may include an RN, LPN, CNA, HHA, PT and OT, focused on the patient’s plan of care and established goals 
• Observe and evaluate a patient’s ability to communicate, swallow and process information  
• Conduct patient assessments, document progress and ensure patient goals are met
• Assist with mouth, breathing and swallowing exercises, fluency, articulation and reading
• Educate patient and family on plan of care, therapy goals, safety practices and self-care

A few must-haves for Home Health Speech-Language Pathologists:

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and active SLP license in [State]
• Minimum of 2 years of speech therapy experience, ideally in home healthcare
• CPR certification
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
• Good clinical judgement, critical thinking skills, strong communicator, empathy and compassion

If you want to make an impact in the Home Health space, come join our team

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