Speech Language Pathologist

Job Position: Speech Language Pathologist

• Providing high quality direct speech-language therapy services to students according to students’ IEPs plans.

• Conducting evaluations, assessments, analyzing results, and writing reports to determine strengths and concerns in areas of speech, voice, fluency, pragmatics, language, and oral motor skills.

• Developing treatment plans (IEPs plans) for overall educational improvement.

• Ensuring evaluations, treatment plans and service delivery are aligned with school, state, and federal guidelines.

• Assisting and guiding teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language delays/disorders.

• Ensuring students’ skills are generalized across settings by consulting and collaborating with teaching teams and related service providers.

• Completing treatment notes and progress reports in timely manner and according to company policy.

• Managing a detailed log of service provided and services missed due to student or therapist absences.

• Maintaining appropriate, confidential, records and provide timely reports.

• Keeping abreast of best practices in speech and language therapy and language development.

• Completes and submits required documentation within established agency guidelines

• Facilitates effective communication amongst other clinicians providing care

• Observes and evaluates the performance of those assisting in the speech program and provides guidance as necessary.

• Participates in interdisciplinary patient care conferences as applicable and maintains ongoing communication with all disciplines involved in the patient Plan of Care.

• Upon receipt of the Physician’s orders, interprets and implements those services and programs related to Speech/Language Therapy. Ensures these orders are carried out in a professional manner satisfying professional ethics, patient rights and State and Federal codes and regulations.

• Assists in coordinating speech therapy program with other appropriate health care providers/disciplines providing services to the patient.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

License or Certification:

• Must be in possession of current ASHA certifications on or before the first day of employment.

• CPR certification, TB skin test, Auto Insurance, and Driver License

Education, Training and Experience:

• Successful completion of a degree from an accredited therapy program or one that is determined to be substantially equivalent to a U.S. accredited program by an appropriate certifying agency preferred.

• Experience is preferred but not required.

Physical Requirements:

• Good visual acuity and ability to communicate

• Ability to lift, lower, push, pull, and retrieve objects weighing a minimum of 30 pounds of medical supplies and equipment and the transferring and repositioning of patients. Reasonable assistance may be requested when lifting, pushing, and/or pulling are undertaken which exceeds these minimum requirements

Job Type: Full-time/ Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Flexible schedule

• Health insurance

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Professional development assistance

• Referral program

• Relocation assistance

• Tuition reimbursement

• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• 8-hour 

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

• School / Clinic

  Please be advised that we now have PRN positions available for SLP, OT and PT at the daycare centers we partner with, therapists can enjoy great flexibility and decide their preferred work hours. 

  Therapists who are school based and prefer more hours are also chosen to work at the day care centers after school hours. 
  

  • Here are the locations where we have openings at daycare centers:

    - Gadsden, AL

    - Montgomery, AL

    - Tuscaloosa, AL

    -  Mobile County, Al, 

    - Baldwin County, AL

Place of work