Speech Therapist-Homecare

Help Every Voice Be Heard at MorseLife Home Care.

About MorseLife

For more than 40 years, MorseLife Health System has been setting the standard for exceptional senior care in South Florida. As a nonprofit healthcare system, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through compassionate care, clinical excellence, innovation, and service.

We are proud to be recognized as a:
•    Great Place To Work® Certified employer
•    5-Star Teaching Nursing Home
•    Recipient of the Gold Seal Award from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care

At MorseLife, learning never stops. As a respected teaching organization, we proudly partner with leading colleges, universities, and healthcare training institutions to educate and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through our robust clinical rotation program, students gain valuable hands-on experience while working alongside experienced clinicians and interdisciplinary teams dedicated to excellence.

Our academic partners include:

•    Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
•    Barry University
•    Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
•    Florida International University (FIU)
•    Keiser University
•    Lynn University
•    Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
•    Palm Beach State College (PBSC)
•    South Florida Healthcare Institute
•    South University
•    University of Miami (UM)

Whether you’re beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day.
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MorseLife by the Numbers

•    40+ years of serving South Florida seniors and their families
•    1,700+ dedicated team members united by a shared mission
•    5-Star Teaching Nursing Home recognized for excellence in care
•    Great Place To Work® Certified workplace
•    Gold Seal Award recipient from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care
•    11 academic partnerships helping educate tomorrow’s healthcare professionals
•    Comprehensive continuum of care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice, Home Health, PACE, and Community-Based Services
•    Mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation
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How You’ll Make an Impact

•    Assists in the admission of the client to the Agency by:
o    Initial and ongoing assessments to determine level of functioning, including OASIS assessments at appropriate time points o    Obtaining a medical history, particularly as it relates to the present condition.
o    Interpreting speech therapy and other services of the Agency to clients and families as a part of planning for care.
o    Assuring appropriateness of physician's orders and discussing necessary changes.
•    Assists in development and implementation of the interdisciplinary client care plan as it pertains to speech therapy.
•    Provides skilled speech pathology services as outlined below and after consultation with the physician, o    evaluating the client's level of functioning and hearing.
o    developing the plan of treatment in consultation with the physician; o    providing speech therapy service in accordance with the plan of treatment; o    preparing clinical and progress notes;
•    Makes arrangements for out-patient services which cannot be given in the home.
•    Participates 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.
•    Communicates with other team members and, when appropriate, instructs them in speech pathology techniques that they may use while working with the client.
•    Supervises the Home Health Aide every two weeks when Speech Therapy is the only professional discipline involved in the client's care.
•    Participates with staff, client, and physician in discharge activities and completes the Speech Therapy discharge summary within the designated framework of the Agency