What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist or Speech Language Pathologist Assistant position at CRCC?
Description
CRCC is a local non-profit, PSLF eligible organization dedicated to providing comprehensive education, nursing, and therapy wrapped services to children of all abilities to help them reach their highest potential. CRCC values Quality Care for Children, Family Involvement, and Staff Excellence. Come join our team!
We are looking for a Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist or Speech Language Pathologist Assistant to float between our NW and SW centers. Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY's) are encouraged to apply!
Speech Language Pathologist Will Be Responsible For
Minimum Qualifications for Speech Language Pathologist
CRCC is a local non-profit, PSLF eligible organization dedicated to providing comprehensive education, nursing, and therapy wrapped services to children of all abilities to help them reach their highest potential. CRCC values Quality Care for Children, Family Involvement, and Staff Excellence. Come join our team!
We are looking for a Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist or Speech Language Pathologist Assistant to float between our NW and SW centers. Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY's) are encouraged to apply!
Speech Language Pathologist Will Be Responsible For
- Assessing, treating, and helping prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive communication, swallowing, and fluency.
- Identifying and providing therapeutic intervention for clients with communication problems related to deficits in expressive and receptive language, memory, attention, and problem solving.
- When appropriate, selects alternative forms of communication via sign language, low tech devices, and high-tech augmentative communication devices.
- Ensures staff and families understand and follow results of medical tests and interventions related to swallow studies, surgeries, and changes in medications.
- Communicates client needs as part of a team compiled of family, classroom staff and peers.
- Reviews client records in order to determine necessary speech and language services (screen, evaluation, and continued treatment).
- Under the supervision of a CRCC Supervising Speech and Language Pathologist, as approved by DHHS (application approval required as evidenced by issuance of an SLP Supervisor license), the SLPA in accordance with the SLP generated treatment plan and under the direction of the supervising SLP, treats disorders related to speech, language, cognitive communication, swallowing, and fluency.
- Ability to stay calm and poised in challenging situations.
- Ability to communicate ideas in a clear and comprehensive manner both orally and in writing.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task and take direction from others.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Must be in good health.
Minimum Qualifications for Speech Language Pathologist
- Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited school.
- Current active license in state of Nebraska.
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- Able to meet agency’s conditions of employment regarding health status and clearance with the Nebraska Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry and/or Adult Abuse/Neglect Registry and the Nebraska State Patrol.
- Current active license in state of Nebraska.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in communications disorders, or an associate degree or equivalent with equivalent coursework.
- Able to meet agency’s conditions of employment regarding health status and clearance with the Nebraska Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry and/or Adult Abuse/Neglect Registry and the Nebraska State Patrol.