Eden Home Health is hiring a Speech-Language Pathologist to provide in-home services to our patients throughout King and Pierce county .

Why choose Eden? We’re interested in you and want you to succeed. Our business is growing rapidly and we want you to grow with us. We have infinite room for advancement, both personally and professionally. We work hard to match you with patients that best fit YOUR skills and YOUR availability. Work 1 on 1 with your patients and establish a rewarding relationship that you won’t get in any other healthcare setting. In addition, Eden Health is a Certified Great Place to Work company, 5 years in a row!

Job Summary

• Performs accurate and comprehensive speech, language, and swallowing assessments.
• Obtains physician orders for certification and recertification of home speech therapy services.
• Guarantees that changes in patients’ clinical status are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA office staff verbally and in writing in a timely manner.
• Guarantees that physician orders are communicated to other healthcare team members and HHA staff in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
• Coordinates care planning and delivery with the physician and other healthcare team members and HHA staff to facilitate optimal patient outcomes.
• Delivers speech therapy modalities appropriate to the patient’s clinical status, needs, and age.
• Able to appropriately assess and reassess a patient’s pain.
• Utilizes appropriate pain management modalities.
• Provides speech therapy modalities in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Supports and maintains a culture of safety and quality.
• Addresses and supports cultural practices providing such practices do not harm the patient or others, and do not interfere with the planned course of speech therapy.
• Participates in the HHA’s information management and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI).
• Complies with the HHA’s policies.
• Accurately completes OASIS data set.
• Adheres to all applicable laws, regulations, and standards.
• Completes and submits necessary documentation in accordance with HHA policy and applicable regulations.
• Submits verification of completed visits in accordance with HHA policy.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences in accordance with HHA policy.
• Maintains current knowledge of community resources. Identifies and accesses appropriate external and internal resources to meet patient and/or family needs and to facilitate optimal patient outcomes while home care services are being provided, and for transfer and discharge processes.
• Demonstrates effective time management and organizational skills; provides patient visits as scheduled; completes patient care within the designated time.
• Assures continued competency by maintaining and updating professional performance, knowledge, and skills.
  
  

Education/Experience Requirements

• Master’s or doctoral degree in speech language pathology, and who meets either of the following requirements;
• Is licensed as a speech language pathologist by the state in which the individual furnishes such services; or
• In the case of an individual who furnishes services in a state which does not license speech language pathologists:
• Has successfully completed 350 clock hours of supervised clinical practicum (or is in the process of accumulating supervised clinical experience);
• Performed not less than 9 months of supervised full time speech language pathology services after obtaining a master’s or doctoral degree in speech language pathology or a related field; and
• Successfully completed a national examination in speech language pathology approved by the secretary.
• Prior home health experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
• Proof of automobile insurance (MVR checked)
• Proof of current CPR certification
• Able to pass criminal background check and national sex offender clearance
  

Career Benefits

• Flexible schedule to meet your needs- work/life balance is important!
• 24/7 Office Support
• Long-Term Service Recognition/Retention Bonus Program
• “Refer a Friend” Bonus Program
• Training and educational Assistance
• Career Advancement Opportunities
  
  

Financial Benefits

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, & Disability Insurance
• Extra pay for on-call/after-hours availability
• Extra pay for worked Holidays
• Paid mileage for commute between patients’ homes
• Continuing Education Credits are paid for – we offer online and in-person education
• Discounts with AT&T Wireless, National and Enterprise car rentals
• Discounted tickets to a variety of events (Disney Land, Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Local Concert/Sporting Events, Hotels/Resorts, etc.
  
  

Personal Benefits

• Paid sick leave and vacation time – eligible employees start accruing time on their first day of employment
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Hardship Fund
• Floating Holiday – use it on your birthday or any other day of the year!
• Dental, Medical, Vision available for full-time status
  
  

Eden Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.