Job Description

Speech Therapy Care Manager Home Health at AdventHealth Home Health and Hospice summary:

The Speech Therapy Care Manager in Home Health coordinates and manages speech therapy services for patients in a home health setting. They assess, plan, and implement individualized care plans, educate patients and caregivers, and ensure proper documentation and interdisciplinary communication. The role requires clinical expertise in speech therapy, case management skills, and collaboration with healthcare providers to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Home Health Speech Therapy Care Manager AdventHealth Home Health

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One
• Paid Days Off from Day One
• Career Development
• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources
• Mental Health Resources and Support

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. Its about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Part Time

Shift : Monday - Friday Day Shift (flexible on days).

Location: Travel around KC Metro Area.

The role you'll contribute:

The Home Health ST Case Manager is a professional therapist who coordinates and directs the home health

patient's care based on individual patient needs. Case Manager is responsible for independent management of

the Home Health patient population requiring the use of advanced assessment, teaching and decision-making

skills. The therapist is responsible for ensuring that appropriate referrals to other services are made,

interdisciplinary conferencing takes place regularly, and appropriate documentation is completed. Relevant

knowledge and experience is consistently applied to new patient populations. The Case Manager cares for a

caseload of home health patients by evaluating the patient for appropriateness of home health and developing

the home care plan in conjunction with the physician. S/he educates patients, families, caregivers and

community providers to safely perform care. S/he provides follow up by evaluating effectiveness of the home

care plan, and monitoring patient/family's response to the plan to achieve patient/family goals and top decile

outcomes. The Case Manager also identifies performance improvement and home health standard of care

initiatives and assists to design or implement programs to address needed changes.

The value you'll bring to the team:

• Performs an evaluation and utilizes the findings to determine diagnosis (for SLP services), prognosis and plan of care in consultation with the physician. Determines specific interventions, duration and frequency needed to achieve anticipated goals and outcomes.
• Observes and records activities and findings in the clinical record and reports to the physician and or primary Care Manager the patients reaction to treatment and any changes in patients condition, or when there are deviations from the plan of care.
• Instructs the patient and caregiver regarding the patients speech language improvement program including adaptive equipment and the home program.
• Instructs other health team personnel including, when appropriate, home health aides and caregivers in certain phases of speech therapy with which they may work with the patient.
• Selects, applies or modifies skilled intervention to the patient using various skilled interventions consistent with the state practice act to achieve the best outcome possible for the patient. Assesses patient response to interventions and performs reassessments as required.
• Documents in medical record, accurately reflecting treatment provided. Updates the care plan as needed including the aide care plan; writes modified orders for changes in the plan of care, performs and documents the aide supervision by the due date.
• Completes all documentation within the time frame required by the agency, including reassessments, discharge summaries and OASIS documents.
• Participates in clinical record review, agency staff meetings, therapy meetings and other activities as requested.

The expertise and experience you'll need to succeed :

Minimum qualifications:

• Master's in Speech Therapy
• 1 years of relevant clinical Speech therapy experience
• Current Speech Therapy License in State of Practice
• Active American Heart Association BLS
• Valid in state Drivers License with current car insurance

Preferred qualifications:

• Home Health Case-Manager Certification
• Recent, relevant experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency as a case-manager preferred

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances. The salary range reflects the anticipated base pay range for this position. Individual compensation is determined based on skills, experience and other relevant factors within this pay range. The minimums and maximums for each position may vary based on geographical location.

Category: Home Care

Organization: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Home Health Hospice

Schedule: Part-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 25015699

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.

Keywords:

speech therapy, home health care, case management, patient assessment, care planning, patient education, clinical documentation, interdisciplinary coordination, speech-language pathology, rehabilitation therapy

Job Tags

Part time, Local area, Flexible hours, Shift work, Day shift, Monday to Friday,

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