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Adaptive Home Health

In-home skilled health care and therapy services

Speech Therapist

Rehabilitation TherapiesConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLampasas, TX, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • An active Texas Speech-Language Pathologist license in good standing is required.
  • Strong clinical reasoning and the ability to operate independently in the field are required.
  • Ability to identify red flags and escalate changes in condition to the registered nurse or physician is required.
  • Caregiver education skills, including teach-back and carryover planning, are required.
  • Strong communication and documentation skills are required.
  • Reliable follow-through on orders, visit frequencies, and patient goals is required.
  • A current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across the assigned territory are required.

Responsibilities

  • Take accountability for the patient’s Speech-Language Pathology plan, progression, and functional outcomes.
  • Complete comprehensive in-home Speech-Language Pathology evaluations and deliver skilled visits.
  • Assess and treat aphasia and other communication disorders, as ordered or clinically indicated.
  • Assess cognitive-communication impairments affecting safety and independence, including attention, memory, and executive function, as ordered or clinically indicated.
  • Conduct dysphagia screening and assessment, and provide swallow-safety education within home-health scope and orders.
  • Build and execute a plan of care with clear, measurable, functional goals.
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary care by communicating changes in condition, aligning on orders, and keeping the care team moving.
  • Coach patients and caregivers with practical strategies and routines.
  • Document promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior home-health experience is preferred.
  • Experience with Homecare Homebase or a similar home-health electronic medical record is preferred.
  • Neuro experience with stroke, aphasia, or cognitive impairment is preferred.
  • Dysphagia-related experience appropriate for home health is preferred.

About the Company

Adaptive Home Health

In-home skilled health care and therapy services

Adaptive Home Health provides in-home medical care across Texas, including skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, wound care, infusion, and orthopedic rehabilitation. Clinicians help patients transition from hospital stays to recovery at home, partnering with health systems like UT Southwestern and Baylor Scott & White. What sets Adaptive Home Health apart is its employee-owned, independent structure that keeps focus on patients over corporate directives. The goal is to help patients adapt to any health challenge from home.

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