Job Description

AW Health Care is a St. Louis based, independently operated, women-owned enterprise. We recently celebrated our 25th anniversary in the home health industry. AW is a rapidly growing home health agency, with an innovative approach to patient centered care. Our team consists of over 500 employees serving over 1500 patients in Missouri and Illinois.

AW Health Care Benefits:

AW Health Care offers its' employees a wide range of benefits including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• Matching 401K with 4% Match
• Paid Time Off

And a wide range of supplemental benefit options including, but not limited to:

• Additional Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability

Now Hiring: Speech Therapist (Full-Time)

Independent and assisted livings all conveniently located throughout St Charles and St Louis counties.

A Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) administers speech therapy to patients on an intermittent basis in their

place of residence. This is performed in accordance with physician orders and plan of care under the direction

and supervision of the Supervisor of Out Patient Therapy. Speech therapy services are furnished

only by or under the supervision of a qualified speech pathologist or audiologist. This individual will perform services in all of our partnered facilities from O'Fallon, MO to Central St. Louis, MO, and therefore need to be flexible with various locations.

Responsibilities:

• Improves or maximizes the communication of the patient.
• Returns the individual to optimum and productive living within the patient’s capabilities.
• Periodically participates with all other health care personnel in patient care planning.
• Provides full range Speech Language Pathology Services as ordered by physician.
• Directs and supervises personnel, as assigned.
• Takes initial history and makes initial evaluation.
• Performs all skilled procedures.
• Consults with physicians regarding change of treatment.
• Writes reports to physicians regarding patient’s progress.
• Instructs patients and family members in home programs.
• Periodically presents an in-service to the Agency’s staff members.
• An initial evaluation, including plan of treatment and goals, must be completed and submitted to the physician for approval. A recertification by physician every 60 days is necessary if further treatment is to be continued. A progress note is written each visit. A reevaluation is written when expected duration of treatment is reached. A summary is written upon patient’s discharge.
• A supervisory visit is made every fourteen days on each patient seen by a home health aide as assigned.
• Assists the physician in evaluating level of function.
• Helps develop the plan of care and revises as necessary.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes.
• Advises and consults with the family and other Agency personnel.
• Participates in in-service programs.
• Completes and submits OASIS assessments, reassessments, transfers, resumptions of care, discharges and significant change in condition in accordance with Agency defined time frames.
• Appropriately utilizes ICD-9 codes.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• A person who meets the education and experience requirements for a certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Pathology or audiology granted by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association, or
• A person who meets the educational requirements for certification and is in the process of accumulating the supervised experience required for certification.
• Currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
• Two (2) years experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform the following tasks if necessary:

• Ability to participate in physical activity.
• Ability to work for extended period of time while standing and being involved in physical activity.
• Moderate lifting.
• Ability to do extensive bending, lifting and standing on a regular basis.