Speech Language Pathologist

New York, New York
The Fedcap Group

We are hiring in The Bronx! Join us at Easterseals NY-Bronx Child Development Center for an exciting career as a Speech Pathologist.

Mission: Easterseals New York’s mission is to spread help, hope, and answers- .

Easterseals is a standard-bearer for creating equity and access for people with disabilities and other barriers to long term self-sufficiency. For 100 years, Easterseals has been an indispensable resource for people and families living with disabilities. Throughout all life’s moments — from the extraordinary to the ordinary and everything in between — Easterseals is here to help people and families realize and reach for their full potential.

Job Title: Speech Pathologist

Location: Bronx, NY

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Type: Full Time

Position Summary:

Easterseals NY- Bronx Child Development Center is seeking a Speech Pathologist to help develop, provide and evaluate Speech Language Therapies based on individual treatment plans.

Essential Job Functions:

• Evaluate communication skills to include receptive language, expressive language, articulation, voice, fluency, oral-motor skills and hearing.
• Develop a comprehensive service plan according to program policies and regulations, including school, outpatient, etc.
• Provide therapy as outlined by treatment plan of communication disorders of Individual Treatment Plan/Individual Education Plan.
• Maintain professional standards in and out of the Center in compliance with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Code of Ethics.
• Instruct and counsel students/clients and/or their families regarding the specific nature of their communications impairments and how to best deal with this in various speaking situations.
• Attend IEP meetings, staffing, case conferences and department meetings.
• Maintain appropriate records: progress notes and reports, evaluations, plans, case conference reports and discharge summaries.
• Get and track insurance authorizations when applicable.
• Complete departmental program evaluation in accordance with agency policy and procedures.
• Function as a case manager and assist in coordinating and obtaining other needed services.
• Supervise clinical fellowship year for staff speech language pathologist where appropriate.
• Perform additional duties as requested.
• The preceding Essential and Non-Essential Responsibilities are not intended to be an exhaustive list of tasks and functions for this position. Other tasks and functions may be assigned as needed to fulfill the Agency mission

Experience and Education:

• Master’s Degree or its equivalent in the field of Speech Pathology
• Hold Certificate of Clinical Competence from American Speech/Hearing Association OR be in clinical fellowship year (See Addendum — Speech Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellowship Year)
• Current state Speech/Language Pathologist license
• Bilingual Education Extension
• Three years’ experience working with young children as a speech/language pathologist is preferred

 Background Checks: State criminal record, DOI, DOJ, SCR, SEL

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.