Speech Therapist PRN

Colorado Visiting Nurse Association has an immediate opening for a Home Health Speech Therapist.

Location: Denver Metro Area

Status: Full-time

Schedule: Mon-Fri, independent scheduling

Per Visit Rates

Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage/Shift Diff/Stipends/Overtime

Mileage and Expense Reimbursement: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile - one of the highest in the industry!

CULTURE, BENEFITS AND PERKS:

• We value diversity, equity and inclusion and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming, supportive and inclusive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.

• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.

• Low healthcare premiums: no increases in five out of the last eight years

• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000

• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire

• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay/Sick Leave) and EIB (Extended Illness Bank): 18 days in the first year for FT team members

• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation

• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

• Career & Logo wear

• Education Reimbursement Program

• Clinical Career Ladders

• Certification Pay

• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program

• Team Member Service Awards

• Early Wage Access

• Legal and Identity Protection

• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

REWARDING WORK YOU WILL DO:

Responsible for performing professional and administrative work in directing a program involving diagnostic, rehabilitative, and research service in the treatment of speech, language, and voice disorders.

• Provides initial and ongoing assessments to determine level of function, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points.

• Assesses and treats speech disorders, linguistic disorders, communication disorders, developmental delay, voice disorders, oral-motor functioning, auditory and visual perception, and cognition.

• Procedures which may be required of the speech therapist include but are not limited to any combination of the following: receptive and expressive language, aural rehabilitation, oral motor function training, feeding therapy, speech/language stimulation, and teaching of articulation, respiration, and swallowing.

• Advises and consults with the family, physician and other agency personnel, including discharge planning.

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT YOU:

• Minimum Education: Master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.

• Minimum Experience: One year of experience in speech and language pathology.

• Required License: An active Colorado ST license. Current CPR certification based on individual affiliate requirements. Valid Colorado driver's license and proof of automobile insurance in accordance with state statute.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 35 lbs

Colorado Visiting Nurse Association is affiliated with Care Synergy, a nonprofit network of community-based hospice and palliative care organizations serving Colorado's Front Range and the Region's Largest Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care Network. Care Synergy provides mission support services to better equip Colorado Visiting Nurse Association to operate as a distinct and independent organization while working together to share best practices and serve more Coloradans along the Front Range.

If you need assistance completing the electronic application please contact our Talent Acquisition team via email at cs-recruitment@caresynergynetwork.org. You may also call the Human Resources Department at (303) 228-5647. Applications can be completed in-person at any one of our affiliate office locations.

The Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, creed, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation/identity, transgender status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment based on any of these protected classifications.