Provide skilled speech pathology service, on an intermittent basis, to patients, in their homes, in accordance with the physician’s orders.
- Establish a Speech Therapy treatment plan, in consultation with the physician, and revise it, with the approval of the physician, as necessary.
- Assist in development, and implementation, of the interdisciplinary patient care plan, as it pertains to Speech Therapy.
- Communicate with other team members and, when appropriate, instruct them in speech pathology techniques that they may use while working with the patient.
- Participate in the development of periodic revision of the physician’s plan of treatment, keeping him/her informed of the patient’s status and obtaining additional orders, if necessary.