SPEECH PATHOLOGIST

Speech Pathologist

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for a Speech Pathologist in Las Vegas, Reno, Carson City, Elko, or Ely, Nevada. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in the following program: Nevada Early Intervention Services. The Speech-Language Pathologist provides early intervention services to infants and toddlers (0–3) in accordance with Nevada Early Intervention Services (NEIS) and IDEA Part C requirements. Responsibilities include conducting standardized assessments of communication, speech, language, and early developmental skills; participating as a member of a multidisciplinary evaluation and Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) team; and delivering ongoing services using a family-centered coaching model within the child's natural environment. The SLP collaborates with other licensed providers to build caregiver capacity, embed intervention strategies into daily routines, and ensure services meet state and federal timelines, documentation standards, and procedural safeguards. ADSD fosters a positive, inclusive, and diverse work environment that values innovation, teamwork, and collaboration. The mission of ADSD is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging - connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life.

Essential Qualifications:

Certification of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association including completion of the Clinical Fellowship Year.

Job Duties:

1. Develop and implement speech pathology goals and objectives to meet the needs of the population served.
2. Participate in the development of service delivery needs assessments, evaluations, policies, and procedures.
3. Participate in accrediting and quality review programs.
4. Evaluate clients' speech, language, and swallowing skills and conduct interviews to obtain information.
5. Utilize questionnaires and child development inventories to obtain developmental histories.
6. Review findings of physicians and other professionals and administer and interpret test results.
7. Analyze data to formulate diagnosis and prepare an evaluation and treatment plan.
8. Conduct therapy sessions and provide support to caregivers to enhance clients' progress.
9. Collaborate in interdisciplinary team meetings to coordinate treatment efforts.
10. Maintain accurate records of client progress and associated data and write comprehensive reports.
11. Foster professional relationships with external agencies and stakeholders to optimize treatment outcomes.
12. Oversee direct care personnel, technical staff, and/or student interns who assist in diagnostic testing and implementation of individual and group therapy.
13. Provide training sessions on various speech and language issues and to improve outcomes.
14. Perform related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Applicable federal and State laws, regulations, Acts, and agency policies and procedures; diagnostic, medical, and mental disorder and procedural service codes.
• Normal and abnormal communication development; oral peripheral examination techniques; communication equipment and assistive devices for individuals with speech, language, communication, and swallowing impairments; speech therapy assessment and intervention techniques; identification, evaluation and diagnosis of communication disorders; treatment modalities for communication disorders.
• Operation, use, and care of equipment used in speech and language therapy; dysphagia management techniques; prosthetic devices and their application; teaching resource materials and activities that remediate speech and language problems; basic counseling skills; community resources available for treatment; funding sources for augmentative devices; related therapies such as physical and occupational therapy.

Skill in:

• Interpersonal and communication, both verbal and written.
• Use and operation of office and job-related equipment and software.

Ability to:

• Provide therapeutic services specific to the population served; counsel, coach, and support patients and/or clients, parents, and caretakers in specific techniques and activities; maintain current knowledge of developments in the field including innovative therapeutic methods, equipment, and assessment tools; provide work direction to support staff and others as assigned.
• Select and administer appropriate assessment instruments; interpret test and assessment instruments; develop a treatment plan; prepare written reports related to evaluation, treatment, progress, strengths, and needs; obtain accurate information through interviewing; structure therapy activities to develop and maintain speech, swallowing, and communication skills; develop, assign, and communicate intervention strategies for parents or caretakers through the use of specific behavioral and therapeutic approaches.
• Assess progress through subjective and objective means; instruct other staff in speech pathology concepts, techniques, and objectives; determine the need for referral to others for related services; maintain and document information in the case file.
• Make presentations to interdisciplinary team members and other health care professionals; counsel, coach, and support parents and guardians regarding patient's and/or client's developmental skill needs and level of functioning.

The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.