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Our Company Adoration Home Health and Hospice Overview The Speech Language Pathologist is a licensed professional who provides direct and indirect patient care services to patients in their home environment or alternative setting according to the organization’s policies and procedures. Evaluates patients and develops speech therapy treatment programs in collaboration with the physician and provides speech therapy treatments to patients. Administers complex active and passive therapeutic exercise. Instructs, motivates, and assists patients / caregivers in learning and improving activities of daily living. Responsibilities Assesses and analyzes of patient care needs and establishes mutual goals with the patient and/or caregiver for a comprehensive plan of care including discharge planning Assesses the patient’s environment with particular attention to safety to ensure the environment is suitable for the delivery of safe and effective care Assesses the patient support system and utilization of available community resources to ensure optimum level of care Identifies therapy diagnosis/patient care problems and interventions; makes additions or changes to ensure the patient problems are comprehensively addressed and progress documented Upon receipt of the Physician’s orders, interprets and implements those services and programs related to Speech Therapy Ensures these orders are carried out in a professional manner satisfying professional ethics, patient rights and State and Federal codes and regulations Initiates and coordinates the plan of care to include other disciplines as needed and ensures integration of care Documents additions and/or changes to the patient plan of care Re-evaluates the patient’s progress and therapy program making changes as necessary and under the physician’