- Location
- Longview, Washington, United States
- Job type
- Part-time
About the role
Providing in-home services to our patients.
- 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.
About Eden Health (Home Health, Hospice, Home Care)
Provides in-home medical, hospice, and rehabilitative care services.
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