PT Speech Therapist

St. Edmond's is a residential care facility providing an exceptional holistic outcome-oriented plan of care for children with intellectual and physical disabilities. If you want to make a difference in the quality of life of the special needs, medically fragile children who reside at St. Edmond's, please apply.

Schedule: Part time days

Compensation: $42/hr.

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate residents through clinical observation and formal testing, in areas of speech, language, non-symbolic communication, augmentative communication, articulation, hearing and oral motor skills for feeding and speech.
• Develop a written annual Assessment Summary to include strengths and needs within these areas.
• Provide written progress notes/reports as needed as well as documentation of specific objectives for each resident when necessary.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team Assessments and Planning for each resident, including preadmission assessments.
• Provide or coordinate audiological assessments.
• Develop appropriate therapeutic program for each resident based on strengths and needs in speech, language, non-symbolic communication, augmentative communication, articulation, hearing and oral motor skills.
• Provide direct or assisted intervention based on identified needs.
• Develop a therapeutic feeding program for each resident to include texture recommendation.
• Coordinate goals and equipment within discipline with school speech/language and/or hearing therapist.
• Develop and maintain programs and lexicons for language boards, communication books, and augmentative devices.
• Maintain augmentative devices in good repair.
• Develop programs and maintain equipment for auditory training.
• Provide on-going In-Service training to residential staff to implement programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Must be a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in PA.
• Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC/SLP)
• Experience with augmentative devices
• Must have experience with pediatric dysphagia management.
• ASHA certified.

St. Edmond's is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability or handicap, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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Job Responsibilities

• Evaluate residents through clinical observation and formal testing, in areas of speech, language, non-symbolic communication, augmentative communication, articulation, hearing and oral motor skills for feeding and speech.
• Develop a written annual Assessment Summary to include strengths and needs within these areas.
• Provide written progress notes/reports as needed as well as documentation of specific objectives for each resident when necessary.
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team Assessments and Planning for each resident, including preadmission assessments.
• Provide or coordinate audiological assessments.
• Develop appropriate therapeutic program for each resident based on strengths and needs in speech, language, non-symbolic communication, augmentative communication, articulation, hearing and oral motor skills.
• Provide direct or assisted intervention based on identified needs.
• Develop a therapeutic feeding program for each resident to include texture recommendation.
• Coordinate goals and equipment within discipline with school speech/language and/or hearing therapist.
• Develop and maintain programs and lexicons for language boards, communication books, and augmentative devices.
• Maintain augmentative devices in good repair.
• Develop programs and maintain equipment for auditory training.
• Provide on-going In-Service training to residential staff to implement programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Must be a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in PA.
• Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC/SLP)
• Experience with augmentative devices
• Must have experience with pediatric dysphagia management.
• ASHA certified.

To assess all aspects of speech, language, communication, hearing and oral motor skills of residents. To develop programs and provide direct and/or consultative
service to meet identified needs for each resident in these areas.