Home Health Speech Therapist (HOU) at Adaptive Home Health – Houston, Texas

Job Title: Speech Therapist, PRN

Position Summary

• The Home Health Field Speech Therapist provides skilled speech-language pathology services in the patient’s home to improve communication, cognition, and swallowing functioning accordance with the physician’s plan of care.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient Evaluation: Performs comprehensive speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing assessments to determine impairments and therapy needs.

• Care Plan Development: Designs and updates individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings, physician orders, and patient goals.

• Therapy Interventions: Provides targeted therapy to address speech clarity, language skills, cognitive function, voice quality, and swallowing safety.

• Patient & Caregiver Education: Teaches strategies, exercises, and compensatory techniques to patients and caregivers to support communication and safe swallowing at home.

• Progress Monitoring: Tracks and documents patient progress, adjusting treatment plans as needed and communicating changes to the care team.

• Collaboration with Care Team: Coordinates with nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, aides, and physicians to ensure comprehensive, integrated care.

• Compliance & Documentation: Completes accurate, timely documentation in accordance with Medicare, Medicaid, and agency guidelines.

• Safety & Prevention: Implements swallowing safety protocols and communication strategies to reduce risks and enhance quality of life.

Skills & Competencies

• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities.
• Effective communicator with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
• Skilled in process improvement and problem-solving in a fast-paced environment.

Environmental & Working Conditions

• Field-based.
• Fast-paced and deadline-driven environment requiring flexibility and adaptability.
• High level of mental concentration and ability to manage multiple operational priorities.