Speech Therapist, Home Care
Mass General BrighamAbout the role
Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.
Job Summary
The position to which you are applying is represented by a collective bargaining unit, Massachusetts Nursing Association.Elevate your speech therapy career with autonomy, meaningful variety, and the deep fulfillment of home health care!
Mass General Brigham Home Care delivers non-acute, medically necessary skilled care directly in patients’ homes to help “homebound” individuals recover from illness or injury and manage chronic conditions. Our interdisciplinary services include skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, medical social work, and medical supplies as needed.
We are seeking a full-time, Speech-Language Pathologist to join our dynamic “Constitution” team. Your time will be spent in working in Arlington, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Revere, and Somerville.
While navigating transportation and parking in the city can be challenging, we will secure city parking passes for new team members to make the commute as convenient and stress-free as possible!
Enjoy the freedom to create your own schedule while providing dedicated 1:1 care—because your work-life balance is essential. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, with an anticipated caseload of approximately 4-5 visits per day, plus time allotted for documentation, visit planning, chart review, and care coordination.
At Mass General Brigham Home Care, exceptional speech therapy begins where it matters most—in real life. Our therapists provide deeply personalized care, addressing each patient’s unique home and community context. By focusing on communication independence, functional outcomes, and patient safety, our team makes a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve. Join a team where your clinical skill is matched by purpose, and your commitment to enhancing lives is supported every step of the way!
Provide speech therapy services to patients in their place of residence who have impairments, functional limitations or disabilities resulting from injury, disease or other causes. Collaborate with patient, family, physician and other allied health professionals to identify patient needs and coordinate services to meet those needs. Manage technical, environmental and financial resources.
Qualifications
Age-appropriate evaluation is completed that reflects patient history, relevant systems review and appropriate tests and measures and reported to primary clinician.
Plan of treatment is reassessed at least every 2 weeks to patient, primary caregivers and interdisciplinary team; plan is modified and communicated as appropriate to meet discharge goals.
Physician orders are current and consistent with plan of care and documented in the medical record.
Patient schedules are submitted to the rehab scheduler by end of day Thursday.
Home Health aides will be oriented and supervised in accordance with agency and state guidelines.
Patient caseloads will be managed in accordance with agency, state and professional guidelines.
Documentation is complete and exported timely according to agency standards.
POC devices are updated weekly and as directed
Verification of Payor information on admission/eval is completed within agency and regulatory guidelines.
Documentation to support Managed Care authorizations/DME requirements is maintained/transmitted within designated time frames.
Visit schedule is consistent with authorizations by Managed Care payors.
Casemix Weight meets Agency Standards.
Utilization/Caseload is discussed with Rehab Manager on an ongoing basis and changes are made toward stated goals.
Reportable outcomes meet Agency goals.
Verification of Payor information on admission/eval is completed within agency and regulatory guidelines.
Realistic, objective, time-oriented goals for patient performance are identified based on examination findings.
Treatment and discharge plans are selected based on examination findings and patient goals.
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