Speech-Language Pathologist/ Speech- Language Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

My Therapy Kids is a pediatric home health company dedicated to helping children reach their fullest potential. We provide individualized, family-centered therapy services in the child’s natural environment. Our therapists collaborate with children, families, caregivers, and other professionals to improve communication skills, encourage independence, and promote meaningful participation in everyday activities.

General Accountabilities

• Performs hearing and/or speech and language examinations to learn the patient's degree of impairment.
• Evaluates hearing and /or speech and language test results.
• Evaluates barium swallow results and/or other test results and overall medical background information.
• Diagnoses patients and formulates treatment plans for speech, language, fluency, voice or swallowing impairments.
• Educates patients and family members about the various communication techniques or strategies to cope with the impairment.
• Writes reports and maintains client information for the purposes of evaluation, treatment progress and discharge of client.
• Performs administrative responsibilities, coordinates paperwork, writes lesson plans and schedules case management activities and/or any other appropriate patient information and/or recordkeeping for administrative, billing and caseload purposes.
• Develops individual and/or group activities and/or programs to manage behavior, speech, language or swallowing problems.
• Participates in and writes reports for meetings regarding patients' progress.
• Participates in the planning and implementing of individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
• Instructs clients with techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading or voice improvement.
• *The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree
• Experience: Appropriate certifications and/or licensures with 1-2 years of related experience

Pay

• Depending on experience $40.00- $64.00 a session