- Ability to complete screenings for specific needs including, feeding, AAC, velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), and listening and spoken language;
- and refer, as appropriate, for specialized evaluation and treatment. Knowledge in at least one of the following specialty areas : Cleft Lip and Palate;
Deaf / Hard of Hearing; Feeding, Autism; Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Early Intervention; complex and rare medical conditions.
Ability to select and use age-, diagnosis-, and developmentally appropriate assessment methods, standardized tests, and other tools to evaluate the communication abilities of children of all ages and varied disorders.
Ability to complete screenings for specific needs including, feeding, AAC, VPI, and listening and spoken language; and refer, as appropriate, for specialized evaluation and treatment.
Ability to develop appropriate, measurable treatment goals, document progress towards goals, modify treatment plans according to patient progress and established policies.
Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to planning and providing patient care; experience in measuring and reporting clinical and functional outcomes of care to parents, physicians, and other professionals.
Ability to provide culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate intervention services; work with and support interpreters, as needed.
Experience with light-tech and high-tech forms of augmentative and alternative communication and / or personal amplification such as, cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids, conventional hearing aids, and classroom amplification technology.
Ability to participate in collaborative opportunities with other clinical providers in Aquatic Therapy and Adaptive Recreation programs at offsite facilities.
Supervises students and clinical fellows, as well as other support personnel in accordance with all local, state, and national guidelines.
Knowledge of clinic wide, local, state, and national regulatory requirements and ability to execute job duties consistent with them.
Ability to operate personal computer and related office equipment as needed to perform job function.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Conducts age-appropriate clinical and functional speech-language / communication assessments, develops therapy treatment plans based upon assessment findings and patient / family input.
- Provides advanced-level direct patient treatment, according to treatment plan. Updates treatment plan according to patient progress and established policies;
and Incorporates parents / guardians in treatment sessions using a coaching model.
- Provides speech-language therapy services in a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Supervises students and clinical fellows, as well as other support personnel in accordance with all local, state, and national guidelines.
- Provides ongoing education to parents, families, educators, and other professionals regarding speech therapy and its impact on language, learning, and socialization.
Provides information to parents and professionals regarding advances in the diagnosis and treatment.
- Documents assessments, treatments, consultations, patient / family education, and all relevant and required patients care information in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies
- Participates in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education; mentors and provides training on areas of expertise or specialty as requested by Department Manager.
- Performs other duties as required and assigned MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Education :
- Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology required Experience :
- Two years related pediatric experience preferred Licenses and Certificates :
- Speech Language Pathologist Licensure from the state of Arizona SLP Licensing Board required
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech Language Hearing Association required
- AHCCCS Provider identification number required, may be obtained upon hire
- BLS certification required FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE
- Employees are required to maintain a current Department of Public Safety Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card. Proof of a current fingerprint clearance card must be received within 90 days of employment.
Children’s Clinics reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time in accordance with business needs. This document is not intended to list all duties of the job.
It is descriptive only of the chief duties and responsibilities.