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Job description
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Home Health
Flexible Schedule | Competitive Pay | Full-Time, Part-Time & PRN Opportunities
Make a Difference While Enjoying Work-Life Balance
Are you a compassionate Speech Language Pathologist looking for a rewarding career with flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful patient relationships?
At Adara Home Healthcare , we are committed to providing exceptional home health services while supporting the well-being of our employees. As a Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, you'll work one-on-one with patients in their homes, helping them improve communication, cognition, swallowing function, and overall quality of life.
Join a team that truly cares about both its patients and its staff.
This is an in-person field-based position.
Coverage Areas
We are currently hiring Speech Language Pathologists to serve patients in:
Thornton
Brighton
Aurora
Longmont
Commerce City
Why Join Adara Home Healthcare? Flexible scheduling
Competitive compensation
Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN opportunities
Independence and autonomy in patient care
One-on-one patient interactions
Supportive clinical leadership team
Opportunity to work close to home
Growing, patient-centered organization
Meaningful work that changes lives
Position Summary
The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) provides skilled speech therapy services to patients in their homes in accordance with physician orders and the established plan of care. The SLP evaluates and treats communication, cognitive, language, voice, and swallowing disorders while collaborating with physicians, caregivers, and the interdisciplinary care team to maximize patient outcomes.
Qualifications
Required Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited program
Current Speech Language Pathologist license in the State of Colorado
Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) preferred
Current CPR certification or ability to obtain upon hire
Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and automobile insurance
Ability to work independently and exercise sound clinical judgment
Preferred Home Health experience
OASIS experience
Two (2) or more years of Speech Therapy experience
Experience treating adult and geriatric populations
Essential Job Duties Complete speech therapy evaluations and ongoing reassessments.
Develop individualized treatment plans based on physician orders and patient needs.
Assess and treat speech, language, communication, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders.
Evaluate patients for dysphagia and provide swallowing therapy as appropriate.
Establish measurable treatment goals and monitor patient progress.
Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding communication strategies, swallowing precautions, cognitive support techniques, and home exercise programs.
Collaborate with physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient care.
Complete and submit evaluations, progress notes, reassessments, recertifications, discharge summaries, and other required clinical documentation in a timely manner.
Complete OASIS assessments, transfers, resumptions of care, recertifications, discharges, and significant change assessments according to agency requirements.
Utilize ICD-10 diagnoses and coding appropriately.
Communicate patient progress and changes in condition to physicians and clinical leadership.
Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences, peer review activities, quality assurance initiatives, utilization review, and QAPI programs.
Maintain compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, accreditation, federal, state, and agency regulations.
Observe patient confidentiality and safeguard protected health information.
Maintain current licensure and CPR certification.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is: Compassionate and patient-focused
Organized and self-motivated
Comfortable working independently
Strong in clinical decision-making and critical thinking
Passionate about helping patients communicate effectively and safely swallow
Committed to providing exceptional patient care
Work Environment Home Health field position
Travel between patient homes within assigned territory
Occasional attendance at agency meetings, training sessions, and care conferences
Compensation
Compensation is negotiable based on experience. Competitive per-visit compensation
Hourly compensation for meetings, training, and administrative responsibilities
Additional compensation details discussed during the interview process
Worksite address
broomfield, CO, 80020, US
Who can apply
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