Home Health Speech Language Pathologist
Covington, Georgia
Amedisys

SLP Home Health

Overview

• Position title: Speech Therapist I
• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Location: Covington, Georgia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks (not a direct-hire opportunity)
• Positions needed: 1
• Setting: Home health; visits are made only in patients' homes, with periodic office meetings

Schedule and Workload

• Shift: Day shift, 5x8 hours, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (40 hours per week)
• Some western territory positions: 4x10 schedule, Friday through Monday
• Weekend and on-call requirements: Vary by location and profession; discuss during the interview
• Average patients per day: 5 to 6 (assigned 5 to 10 per day)
• Productivity: 30 points per week; each visit and activity (documentation, travel, etc.) carries a different point value, and a typical day equals roughly 6 to 8 points
• Types of cases: Start of care and follow-ups
• Guaranteed hours: No. If low patient census prevents the contractor from meeting financial needs, the contractor may be floated to a nearby clinic to pick up hours.
• Travel: Must be willing to travel up to 75 miles from home clinic; approximately 30 to 40 miles per day

Requirements

• License: Valid Speech Language Pathologist license in Georgia
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of Speech Language Pathologist experience, completed within the last year
• Adult patient experience: Experience working with adult patients
• Home health experience: Experience in a home health setting
• Certification: Current BLS issued by the American Heart Association, National CPR Foundation, or American Red Cross
• Driving: Valid driver's license

Health and Screening Requirements

• Physical exam: Completed within 12 months of start, stating good health and no signs of communicable disease; updated annually
• TB: Negative 2-step PPD, T-spot, QuantiFERON, or chest X-ray within 12 months of start, updated annually; results cannot be pending at start
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Titer or 2 MMR doses at least 28 days apart for candidates born in 1957 or later
• Hepatitis B: Titer, declination, or 3-dose vaccine series
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines at least 4 weeks apart, or documented history of chickenpox
• COVID: Complete series or declination
• Influenza: Proof of current-season vaccination or declination, on file as soon as possible
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen

Background and Credentialing

• Standard background check: Covers the last 7 years, including sex offender search, motor vehicle record, and state-specific searches
• Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG): Within 14 days of start, including all aliases; rerun monthly
• Georgia statewide release: Must be signed within 48 hours; background checks cannot begin until it is submitted
• References: 2 required
• Work history: Verification of the 2 most recent employers, or 7 years if only one employer in that period; attestations accepted

Compliance and Facility Documents

• Before start: Complete the home health core care policy quiz and policy acknowledgement, compliance training and certification, confidentiality and privacy forms, and the code of conduct
• Within 24 hours of signed contract: NDA and end-user agreement
• Re-signing: New supplier packets are required after any break in service (even one day) and annually if working more than 1 year consecutively

Work Tools

• Documentation systems: HomeCare, HomeBase, OASIS, and Outlook