Job Abstract

Blossom Ridge Home Health is a veteran owned, four star Medicare rated agency, serving patients in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys. We have been recently recognized as one of the top employers to work for as well as one of the fastest growing businesses by the Sacramento Business Journal.

Our goal is to provide the highest level of care for every patient and care for them as if they were one of our own family members.

We are currently seeking a Per-Diem Speech Therapist (ST) to join our fast growing team in Stockton.

Compensation: $58-$60/hour

Job Description:
Provide skilled therapy intervention and treatment to patients in the home setting. This care includes appropriate utilization of treatment plans and assessment skills. Careful monitoring of the patient’s status, progress toward goals, and compliance with physicians orders are essential components of this position. Speech language pathologists are responsible for teaching patients and their caregivers while preparing the patient and/or family for discharge as appropriate.

Responsibilities/essential functions:

1. Provide services in speech pathology or audiology in accordance with the physician’s plan of
   care.
2. Assist the physician in assessing the client’s level of functioning and the development (and revise as necessary) of the plan of care by applying appropriate tests for speech, hearing and language disorders.
3. Record and report the client’s reaction to treatment and any changes in the client’s condition to the physician and/or the Director of Patient Care Services.
4. Instruct and advise the client, family, and other health team personnel in the phases of speech pathology in which they may assist the client.
5. Recommend hearing tests by audiologist when necessary. Checks hearing aids.
6. Assess the client’s communication, oral-motor integrity, cognitive status, memory, problem solving activities, hearing, speech fluency, and quality.
7. Cooperate and consult with appropriate staff to provide education when requested and arranged by the Director of Patient Care Services.
8. Evaluate and regularly re-evaluate the speech pathology needs of the client; initiate, develop, implement and make necessary revisions to the client’s plan of care.
9. Initiate diagnostic, preventive, and rehabilitative procedures as appropriate to the client’s care and safety. Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the needs of the client or document rationale for not doing so.
10. Observe signs and symptoms and report changes in the client’s condition to the physician and/or Director of Patient Care Services.
11. Teach, supervise, and counsel the client and family regarding home procedures and other care needs as appropriate to the client’s condition. Use agency educational material as appropriate.
12. Coordinate the total plan of care and maintain continuity of care by communicating with other health professionals. Attend client care conferences. Initiate client care conferences for complex and/or multidisciplinary clients when needed or helpful to ensure good coordination of care.
13. Keep abreast of speech therapy trends and knowledge through seminars, CEU’s, self-study and workshops.
14. Participate in in-service programs.
15. Prepare the patient and/or family for discharge as appropriate.

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Qualifications/Educational Requirements:

1. Licensure by the California Board of Medical Quality Assurance.
2. Current CPR.
3. Valid CA driver's license.

In accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, this company does not deny benefits to, or exclude, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability or age in admission, treatment or participation in its program, services and activities, or in employment.