Speech-Language Pathologist For Home Health Visits

Apollo is recruiting for a Speech-Language Pathologist to join our Home Healthcare Team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing quality home health visits to our patients in the comfort of their home. You will be joining a team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to providing the highest level of care to our members.

The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for implementation of standards of care for speech language pathology services and for adherence to all conditions in the Service Agreement.

Apollo is an Obran Cooperative Company. Obran Health is building the largest worker-owned home-based healthcare company in the US. We know the frustrations that come when working at a traditional healthcare employer - we've been there. That is why we created Obran Health. Obran Cooperative businesses give voice, power, and a share of the profits to each of our employee members. We are recruiting for healthcare professionals that want the chance to really own their work and have a say in the organization where they work.

Objectives:

• Conducts appropriate evaluations, assesses home environment (as appropriate), identifies equipment needs relative to speech/language function.

• Identifies functional speech defects and establishes a plan of care to improve the patient's function.

• Administers speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic technique and/or equipment.

• Recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.

• Confers with referring physicians and other Apollo personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care contributes to the total plan of care.

• As appropriate, participates in case conferences, in services and other meetings required to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.

• Prepares and submits notes per Apollo policy.

• Maintains clinical competency in speech language pathology practice and theory.

• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other services and refers as appropriate.

• Instructs patient, family/caregiver and other Physicians Choice Home Health health care personnel in the patient's treatment regime as indicated.

• May supervise home health aide in procedures directly related to the speech-language therapy plan of care.

• Performs other duties as required to facilitate the delivery of speech language pathology services.