What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Speech Therapist position at Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation?
Pediatric Speech Therapist at Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation
As a Pediatric Speech Therapist, you will provide diagnostic and treatment services to individuals with communication disorders, focusing on personalized care and progress tracking. You will collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement tailored treatment plans while ensuring thorough documentation and training for staff and families. Your role emphasizes empowering individuals to overcome barriers and improve their communication skills through effective rehabilitation strategies.
Job Responsibilities
- Provide speech language pathology diagnostic and treatment services using selected standardized and informal assessment procedures to determine the nature, severity, and prognosis for rehabilitation of individuals with communication disorders.
- Ensure individual assessment and participation with goal identification, treatment planning, and implementation of treatment plan. Treatment includes individual and group settings.
- Complete timely documentation of daily treatment notes, progress reports at funding required intervals, initial evaluation, discharge summaries, home programs, and consultation notes as indicated.
- Monitor individuals' progress and maintain accurate records of treatment through data collection and treatment reports as assigned.
- Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team for assigned individuals. Participate in individual goal development, coordination of services, discharge planning, and family education as needed.
- Provide education and monitoring to direct care staff, families, and other team members, in the provision of speech and language activities; trains and supervises staff in the provision of speech assistant services if employed at location.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Speech/Language Pathology from an accredited program with active licensure in Michigan.
- Possesses ASHA Certification of Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology or is currently completing their Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).
- Demonstrated ability to work with consumers having special physical, emotional, social, behavioral, and vocational needs because of neurological disability/TBI.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, update, and document consumer treatment programs.
Licenses & Certifications
- Speech Lang Pathologist
Keywords:
speech therapy, pediatric therapy, communication disorders, rehabilitation, speech language pathologist, dysphagia, assessment, treatment planning, clinical team, individualized therapy
