Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Early Intervention

Overview

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.

Seeking experienced professionals to work with our youngest population!

We offer:

• 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

Responsibilities and Duties

Provide developmentally and educationally based intervention to improve safety and independence

Data input into secure, computerized systems for reports and billing

Job Types: Contract

Pay: $70.00 - $90.00 per hour

Expected hours: FLEXIBLE

Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist, Early Intervention provides and directs speech therapy services to children aged birth to three, including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, related documentation, and communication.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Provides speech therapy services to children as outlined in their treatment plan and initiates referrals when appropriate and in accordance with Bureau of Early Intervention procedures.
• Conducts evaluations annually and performs six-month reviews of IFSPs to determine the need for intervention and treatment and produce IFSP goals.
• Produces discharge reports in advance of reaching age-out of Early Intervention to assist with the transition process, or as required at discharge from caseload.
• Interprets and communicates evaluation findings to parents and other treatment team members.
• Establishes treatment schedule and provides frequency of services as determined by IFSP.
• Communicates and documents changes to the IFSP as needed.
• Participates in co-treatment or IFSP consultation with other treatment team members to ensure coordination of patient care.
• Develops appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance the development of the child across therapeutic environments.
• Documents results of the child’s assessment, treatment, follow-up and termination of services.
• Adapts treatment plans to meet the individual needs of the child.
• Provides recommendations and obtains appropriate equipment to improve patient’s communication or feeding skills and instructs family in the use of augmentative communication devices when necessary.
• Provides parent and caregiver education for appropriate speech-language procedures or home programming to allow carry-over of therapeutic remediation and goals in daily activities.
• Supervises students and provides mentorship, as needed.
• Reviews the quality and appropriateness of the total services delivered and of individual speech therapy programs for effectiveness and efficiency, using predetermined criteria.
• Communicates with management regarding caseload status and capacity for new referrals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Appropriate State License

Posted Salary Range: USD $70.00 - USD $90.00 /Hr.