What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist - Fee for Service position at Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center?
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BHSC is currently recruiting Fee for Service licensed pediatric SLPs to work in all areas of Western NY. Make your own schedule - take as many or as few cases as you like!
Fee for Service Early Intervention (EI) & Related Services (RSO) cases.
- Children birth - 5 years old in homes, daycares, or school settings.
- Rates are $39.50 for 30 minute individual EI/RSO sessions
- Example of potential earnings: Complete 45 thirty minute sessions/ week and earn $1,777 weekly pre-tax. That's $92,430 a year before taxes!
We offer:
- Flexibility & Work/Life balance: create your own schedule & adjust when needed
- Paid Sick Leave Accrual
- Health Insurance available if you average 30 hours/ month within a 12 month period
- Free continuing education series
- Supervisory support
The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for the evaluation, diagnosis, and recommendation for therapeutic intervention for young children with communication disorders. In addition, responsibilities include the implementation of an appropriate Speech-Language Pathology treatment program designed to habilitate or rehabilitate the communicatively impaired child.
Essential Functions:
- Display competence in the area of speech-language impairment (either licensed or under the careful direction & supervision of a licensed SLP). Determines type and severity of speech-language impairment, under careful supervision if unlicensed SLP. Determines prognosis and appropriate treatment for speech-language impairments.
- Evaluation, diagnosis, and recommendation for therapeutic intervention for individuals with communication disorders. Working collaboratively with other professionals such as the classroom teacher, other SLPs, OTs, PTs, Audiologists, supervisors and other as appropriate.
- Implementation of an appropriate Speech-Language Pathology treatment program
- Submits written reports of the evaluations, treatment plans, progress reports, and discharge reports as appropriate. Maintain paperwork within legal and agency guidelines. Ensures paperwork is completed in a timely and organized fashion
- Makes appropriate referrals as needed in order to affect positive therapeutic results
- Communicates regularly with family/client
- Exhibit professional judgment, maturity, and upgrades professional knowledge through involvement in continuing education programs. Participate in the delivery of and/or attend in-service programs. Participate in formal staff training. Maintain SLP licensure and TSSLD certification
- Licensed Speech Pathologists are required to supervise CFYs appropriately, ensuring legal guidelines and agency policies are precisely followed
- Any other duties as requested by your supervisor
Skills:
- Display all SLP behavioral competencies
- Ability to influence a group in to completing a common goal
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
Required Education Requirements:
Master’s degree from University/College of accredited speech language pathology program
Required License/Registration/ Certification:
- New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
- Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) Initial or Profession certificate or TSHH Permanent certificate
Physical Requirements:
- Physical actions may include, but are not limited to; bending, kneeling, standing, squatting, reaching, printing, crawling, and running.
- Vision, speech, tactical and hearing senses adequate to perform job requirements.
- Frequent sitting/ standing and when appropriate, floor sitting with pediatric patients.
Salary : $92,430
