What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Therapist position at Handicapped Children Assn of Southern NY?
HCA seeks compassionate, skilled professionals to join our Clinical team as Speech Therapists / Speech-Language Pathologists. The ideal candidate will value developing meaningful, long-term relationships with the individuals and families we serve. They will strive to be an active, creative collaborator working to improve the quality of life and community integration for those we serve. The Speech Therapist will work in an inclusive, comfortable preschool environment as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical team in a year-round facility. Summer scheduling is determined by participant need.
We are currently looking to fill part-time and full-time opportunities as Speech Therapists.
There is a sign-on bonus of up to $3,000 for this position.
HCA: not just a job opportunity but an opportunity to make a difference.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs hearing or speech and language assessments regarding pertinent medical and developmental history, assessment of articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice, and feeding and/or swallowing using standardized assessment tools as well as clinical observations, and caregiver/teacher interviews.
- Makes professional recommendations on the basis of evaluation results, regarding the need for speech therapy services. Establishes goals and objectives for each child, which are functional and measurable.
- Plans and implements appropriate treatment programs, based on the established goals and objectives, using sound treatment practices including, but not limited to, techniques to address: articulation/phonology, receptive and expressive language, voice disorders, stuttering/dysfluency, auditory processing, phonological awareness, augmentative and alternative communication, oral-motor dysfunction, dysphagia (swallowing/feeding disorders).
- Prepare written reports and document treatment sessions with goals, activities, response to treatment, and progress, in a clear, concise, and timely manner in daily notes/logs. Submits agency billing documentation of encounters, verification, and time sheets, as appropriate.
- Supervises students studying communication disorders, as needed, in a manner that complies with the America Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and/or New York State Education Department standards, in meeting with and observing the student on a regular basis to review treatment plans and provide professional collaboration in the development of treatment programs, as well as review of all paperwork.
- Assists with departmental responsibilities maintaining a safe, clean, organized, professional work environment both in the treatment areas and the office spaces. Performs other duties as assigned.
