Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA was founded on the principle that healthcare gets better when people get better care at home – the place where they feel best. We are currently recruiting for a compassionate **Per Diem Home Health Speech Therapist (SLP)** to reliably serve patients in **Philadelphia, PA. This is a per-diem, pay per point position.** **What you’ll do:** As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA Speech Therapist, you’ll use your clinical skills and compassionate heart to treat patients where they want to be the most – in the comfort of their own home. As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA SLP you will: + See a client through their care needs – from hospital discharge to living a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity. + Perform thorough evaluations to assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic interventions for clients who are experiencing speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties. + Develop a treatment plan based on the evaluation, physician’s orders, and recommended goals. + Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan and participate with BAYADA clinicians in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate. + Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety, and independent living. + Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories. **What you should have:** + A current license as a Speech Language Pathologist in PA. + A minimum of one year of recent work experience as a Speech Therapist + Possess a certificate of clinical competence in speech from the American Speech and Hearing Association, or; + Have the equivalent educational requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and work experience necessary for such a certificate, and be awaiting the opportunity to take the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association examination for certification, or; + Have completed the necessary work and education requirements, as indicated by school transcript or diploma, and be in the process of accumulating the necessary supervised work experience required for certification. + Previous home healthcare experience welcomed, but not required. **We will train you** . + Ability to travel to cases as assigned + A calm and reassuring presence, active listening skills, excellent assessment skills and strong written and verbal communication. + The ability to deliver patient care as you would want those you love to be treated, with compassion, excellence, and reliability _._ **Why you’ll love what you do at Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA:** We are committed to providing patients the highest-quality care, enabling them to live at home with comfort, independence, and dignity. At Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA, we believe our employees are our greatest asset. As a Jefferson Health at Home by BAYADA Speech Therapist, you’ll enjoy: + Flexible schedules for work/life balance: full-time, part-time, and per-diem. Scheduling is primarily during the daytime hours. + 1:1 hands on training supplemented with virtual learning. + Ability to perform 1:1 direct client care and advocate for clients’ needs + 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger care team with the highest safety standards. + PTO and benefits offerings based on commitment level + Continued education and training; tuition reimbursement **As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.** BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.