Speech Therapist Per Visit at Nuvance Health in Danbury, Connecticut

Job Description:

Health Quest and Western Connecticut Health Network have combined to form a new nonprofit health system. The name for the new health system will be Nuvance Health. The new health system was created to provide communities across New York’s Hudson Valley and western Connecticut with more convenient, accessible and affordable care.

Responsibilities:

• Assesses the needs of the client utilizing diagnostic speech and language evaluations, to determine the type of speech, language or hearing disorder.


• Participates in the development of the total care plan


• Maintains records on visits to patients


• Participates in case management conferences with the nurse and other team members

Required:

• Graduated from an approved curriculum certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association and successful completion of National Registration Examination.


• For Speech Therapists trained outside the United States, successful completion of registration examination as prescribed by the American speech Therapy Association A supervisor of Speech Pathology services shall be a Speech Pathologist, licensed to practice speech pathology in the State of Connecticut, who has a minimum of three (3) years' clinical experience in speech pathology. It is recommended that the speech therapist providing service in a home health agency have a minimum of one (1) year full time, paid experience in speech therapy in a hospital, clinic or other facility or agency, under the direction of an experienced and qualified speech therapist who maintained close supervision at all times.

Work Type: Per Diem

Location: 100 Saw Mill Road, Danbury, CT 

Benefits:
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Self-Autonomy
• Generous PTO provided
• Healthcare, Dental, 401k, etc.

Salary Range: $32 - $65 (BOE)

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