Speech Language Pathologist; SLP

Overview

Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist NEEDED!!

Why Choose Metro? For over thirty years, Metro Therapy, Inc (a Powerback Rehabilitation company) has been serving the educational and developmental needs of the pediatric populations throughout the greater New York city area. Metro is proud of our dedication to the community and committed to bringing new, insightful knowledge that will allow us to provide the best services to our clients.

We provide employees with comprehensive benefits and compensation, access to clinical support teams, and career growth opportunities.

• Flexible scheduling
• Benefits for full time and part time team members (not applicable for 1099)
• Part time preferred hours or full time hours
• Access to clinical support teams
• Training workshops for which professional development credit may be earned
• Pay commensurate with experience

• Provide developmentally and educationally based intervention to improve safety and independence
• Data input into secure, computerized systems for reports and billing

Contract

$70.00 - $90.00 per hour

FLEXIBLE

The Speech Language Pathologist, Schools Program shows initiative, responsibility, and action in assigned responsibility; understanding of physical, mental, psychological, and social needs of students; understanding of communication skills, evaluation, and treatment. Desire to work in collaboration with associates to provide quality interdisciplinary patient programming. Using independent judgement, the Speech Pathologist assumes the responsibility of providing a comprehensive evaluation of communication skills and/or feeding skills, and provides goal-oriented treatment to facilitate maximum development of communication and/or feeding skills.

This position does provide direct patient care children ages 3-21, including comprehensive assessment, treatment planning and provision of therapy in the school setting. This position serves students with various physical, behavior and developmental challenges. Age range from 3-21 years old. Age specific experience and/or special training and/or expertise is required to serve this population.

Implements a daily program through a consistent daily/weekly schedule that can be shared with the school and/or supervisors.

Delivers specialized individual and group instruction.

Consults with other staff members that work directly with each of the students in order to better serve the students and their educational/functional needs.

Assesses and documents each student's progress through formal and informal tests and measurements.

Writes and prepares annual review reports/goals for each student in accordance with their IEP dates in order to remain in compliance with state guidelines.

Assists with any school-based speech and language input when writing an FBA/BIP.

Provides parent support and education.

Attends all school related meetings as scheduled, such as, but not limited to, Triennials, Annual Reviews, Domain, Referrals and pre-IEP meetings for each individual student.

Plans and prepares the learning environment by setting up and preparing needed materials and supplies.

Follows the guidelines and needs of each of the individual students in the classroom.

Maintains professional attitudes and respect to the school.

Communicates and follows up with school and families in order to request appropriate MD signatures/orders for school-based occupational therapy referrals in order to initiate and continue with services.

Treats all students with dignity, compassion, empathy and respect.

Maintains confidentiality about students, their families, and other employees outside the school.

Supervises COTA as indicated through state practice act guidelines.

Assists the students in activities of daily living such as toileting, feeding, personal hygiene, dressing and diapering as needed.

Follows the safety guidelines and directives for the student in regards to functional mobility and orientation (i.e. transfers, wheelchair or walker mobility, etc.) and exercises provided by other related service providers (i.e. physical therapist, vision itinerant, hearing itinerant, occupational therapist, orientation and mobility instructor, etc.).

Assists with any devices and assistive technology as outlined by the other related service team members.

Collects data and completes reports regarding the student goals and progress.

Follows any fire drill or safety guidelines outlined for each individual student.

Completes clear therapy lesson plans in a timely manner in case of any emergencies or substitutes that may have to follow the treatment schedule.

Provides screenings and evaluations to determine requirements for skilled school-based speech language pathology intervention relative to client's level of function. This includes, but is not limited to the following areas: providing a comprehensive evaluation of communication skills and/or feeding skills, and provides goal-oriented treatment to facilitate maximum…