What are the responsibilities and job description for the Speech Language Pathologist position at Tandym Group?
A New York City healthcare organization is currently seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join their growing team in Brooklyn on a Part-time basis. In this role, the Speech Language Pathologist evaluates, plans goals, and treats individuals with speech, swallowing and communication disorders.
About the Opportunity:
- Start Date: ASAP
- Assignment Length: Ongoing
- Hours: 8:30AM-3:30PM twice a week
- Setting: Day Habitation
- Patient Population: IDD ages 21 - 70
- EMR: PrecisonCare
Responsibilities:
The Speech Language Pathologist will:
- Evaluates the degrees of function and disability of the patient
- Provides appropriate professional treatment in order to improve and/or sustain the patient's functioning level and ability to communicate
- Provides original written evaluations to be places in the patient's medical record
- Ensure that the patient's physician and members of the Interdisciplinary Team are informed of the goals and expectations for the patient's progress
- Provides written documentation of the patient's response to treatment via speech-language pathology notes in the patient's medical records
- Correlates the patient's treatment plan with members of the Interdisciplinary Team
- Performs hearing screening on all new patients and upon referral
- Perform other duties, as needed
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree
- Holds Certificate of Clinical Competence (C.C.C)
Required Skills:
- Minimum of one-year experience as a certified licensed speech pathologist
- Holds a current license issued by New York State Department of Education to practice as a Speech Pathologist and is registered with the State of New York
- Experience working with individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities