What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathology position at J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center?
Summary of Job Responsibilities :
Provide service coordination activities when assigned and direct / indirect treatment interventions to infants and toddlers. Participate in multidisciplinary evaluations as needed. Provide documentation of interventions consistent with Early Intervention Regulations.
Essential Functions & Principal Duties and Responsibilities :
1. Protect the rights and dignities of individuals with developmental disabilities and extend these rights and dignities to family members or guardians.
2. Upholds and complies with all safety programs and policies to maintain a safe work environment for employees, consumers, family members and visitors.
3. Commits to organizational quality initiatives by participating in programs that will assure quality improvements and team processes.
4. Provide essential functions and service coordination and primary therapy in center, community and home-based settings to achieve goals in all necessary areas.
5. Participate in arena-style multidisciplinary evaluations, taking responsibility for assessing pre-linguistic and linguistic communication development, and provide oral and written information to the child’s parents and other team members.
6. Provide individual short or long term direct speech / language therapy treatment when indicated through consensus of the multidisciplinary team, including the parents, and written into the child’s IFSP.
7. Obtain consultation from other members of the team in areas outside own expertise, such as social work, cognition, motor development, in order to fully address the needs of individual children on caseload.
8. Serve as classroom staff in developmental playgroups, and provide leadership in toddler groups, as directed.
9. Maintain licensure and professional knowledge through participation in professional organizations, conferences and in-services.
10. Document all activities in accordance to own licensure regulations and requirements necessary for billing, agency policies, or early intervention regulations.
11. Follow all agency guidelines and department specific policies, i.e. sick time or vacation time usage and call in policies, dress codes, etc. as specified in personnel manual and Early Intervention specific procedures.
12. Perform other duties as directed by the supervisor related to the organization’s mission, goals and operations.
Internal / External Relationships :
Internal : Function as a member of a transdisciplinary team serving infants and toddlers with special needs, and their families. Provide individual or group formal teaching to parents and other members of the team in own area of expertise. Provide supervision, consultation, or orientation to other speech / language therapists on the team, as directed.
External : Consult to other members of the team in areas of own expertise, including promotion of overall communication development, adjustment of the home environment to promote functional communication skills, oral rehabilitation, signing, and / or assistive technology needs, and achievement of communication goals within the natural setting.
Working Conditions : Natural settings, center and home-based interventions which shall require local travel. General business office conditions working with computer, telephone, photo copy equipment and fax machines. Work environment is contained in a program location that necessitates frequent child and family contact.
Physical and Mental Requirements : Ability to successfully perform the essential function of this job with reasonable accommodations considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Ability to deal with a wide range of individual and programmatic issues. Frequent sitting, standing and walking. Must be able to lift 30 pounds. Must have valid driver’s license, safe driving record, automobile insurance and access to vehicle to be used as directed and when needed for transport.
Education, Experience and Skills : Master’s degree plus ASHA CCC registration and valid R.I. Speech / Language Therapy License required; 2-5 years experience providing treatment to infants and toddlers (birth to age three) in a family-focused, home-based setting; experience in the transdisciplinary provision of services. Advanced knowledge in one or more special treatment of PDD / autism; second language, signing, and / or experience working with minority racial, ethnic, and immigrant populations. Must have and maintain pediatric CPR certification.
Employment Type : Full Time
Years Experience : 3 - 5 years
Bonus / Commission : No
