Interim HealthCare Inc is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist for a job in Laurens, South Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Overview/SummaryAs one of South Carolina’s largest and most trusted home care companies, Interim HealthCare understands how powerful communication is to independence, dignity, and quality of life. As a Speech Language Pathologist, you can be the difference-maker who helps patients find their voice again, whether that’s through improving speech, swallowing, or language skills. If you’re ready for meaningful work that truly transforms lives, you are made for this.

Our Mission: We are dedicated to honoring God through the enrichment of human life.

Why Work for Interim HealthCare?
Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation’s first home care company and a leading employer of home health professionals. Recently named to Forbes America’s Best Large Employers list, we operate through 300+ offices across the country. We take pride in a family-oriented culture that values your expertise, supports your professional growth, and puts patients first. Join a nationwide network of SLPs who make a lasting impact every day through compassionate, one-on-one, home-based care.

What we offer our PRN Speech Language Pathologists:

• Competitive salary
• 401K with company match
• Flexible assignment

ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do as a Speech Language Pathologist:

• Assist the physician or other licensed independent practitioner in evaluating the patient’s level of communication deficit, hearing and swallowing function, as well as in developing the resulting plan of care/treatment including appropriate long term treatment goals, selection of interventions, and the intensity, frequency and duration of services to meet the needs of an individual patient.
• Completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments at appropriate time points as assigned.
• Selects and teaches task-oriented therapeutic activities designed to improve comprehension and production of language in oral, signed or written modalities; speech and voice production; auditory training; speech reading; and communication strategies using multi-modal training (e.g. visual, auditory-visual, and tactile).
• Regularly assess changes in the patient’s status since the last visit/treatment day, and determine whether the planned services should be modified, performing a re-evaluation and obtaining revision orders from the physician as indicated.
• Prepares and submits timely, legible, relevant and sufficient documentation – whether written or electronic – of treatment and skilled intervention provided, as well appropriate reports of a patient’s progress toward goals in accordance with professional standards of practice, policy and procedures, and payor requirements.
• Advises and consults with the family and/or other caregivers to promote patient progress and planning for discharge.
• Participates in educating the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals.
• Actively effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care in order to promote coordination of patient care and planning for discharge.
• Visually and auditorily observes and assesses the patient.

Required SkillsSpeech Language Pathologist (SLP) candidates must have :

- Master’s or doctoral degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- Licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist in the state of South Carolina or Two (2) years of relevant experience as an SLP within the last five (5) years.

Interim HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Interim HealthCare Inc Job ID #6d30035f-9e39-4360-9e70-a1c2ae0bae11. Posted job title: Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

About Interim HealthCare IncBenefits

• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Dental benefits
• Employee assistance programs
• Holiday Pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Vision benefits
• Pet insurance
• Life insurance