Speech-Language Pathologist

Whole Health is expanding its in-house therapy team and now hiring Full time, Part time, and Per Diem Speech-Language Pathologists to provide evaluations and services for children in the Early Intervention Program. 

These flexible positions will primarily involve delivering speech and language therapy in the home for infants and toddlers who are currently on the waitlist for services. We’re looking for licensed, compassionate SLPs who are passionate about early childhood development and family-centered care. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State approved College or University with a Master’s degree in speech therapy AND one year of full-time paid (or the equivalent part-time) post-licensure experience specifically performing speech therapy with children ages birth to three years

Special Requirements:

• At the time of application, the candidate must possess a full license (limited permit to practice is not acceptable) and current registration issued by the New York State Education Department, to practice as a Speech and Language Pathologist in New York State. 
• All applicants are required to possess a valid New York State Driver’s License at the time of application and maintain such license for the duration of employment.
• All applicants must possess CPR certification (American Red Cross or American Heart Association) at the time of appointment and maintain such certification for the duration of employment.

Typical Work Activities

• Identification of children with communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and delays in development of communication
  skills, including the diagnosis and appraisal of specific disorders and delays in those skills;
• Referral for medical or other professional services necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of children with
  communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and delays in development of communication skills;
• Provision of services for the habilitation, rehabilitation, or prevention of communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and
  delays in development of communication skills;
• Develops evaluation and rehabilitation plans for children with speech and feeding delays/disorders/impairments;
  Uses a wide variety of modalities to provide treatment focusing on improving sound production, speech, language
  development, articulation, and feeding therapy;
• Evaluates child’s cognitive and social aspects of speech delay, limitations and sensory integration with regards to
  challenging behavior and ineffective social skills;
• Performs and documents evaluation of child referred using evaluative techniques in order to diagnose speech
  delays/disorders/impairments;
• Administers standardized evaluation tests/assessments as primary or generalist evaluator within a team - with regards to
  five functional domains of growth and development – Communication (receptive and expressive), Physical (fine and
  gross motor), Cognitive (thinking and reasoning), Social Emotional and Adaptive (self-help skills);
• Establishes and implements long term and short-term therapy goals, treatment strategies and methods to aid in the
  treatment/remediation of the delays/disorders/ impairments;
• Collaborates with child’s family and team to provide intervention to meet the developmental, educational, functional and
  medical speech therapy needs;
• Carries out plans to meet the needs of the child and family and routinely reviews the child’s progress/delays with team
  members and supervisor;
• Consults with physicians and other health care and educational professionals and paraprofessionals as a member of a
  multidisciplinary team in developing and implementing appropriate therapeutic approaches;
• Develops and implements remediation programs on an individual and/or group basis based on evaluative data and
  behavioral objectives for each child;
• Provides therapy using various assistive technologies, augmentative communication devices, ASL, or adaptive feeding
  devices;
• Provides strength based therapeutic strategies/techniques to parents/guardians/family/daycare providers to increase their
  own capacity and confidence in their ability to help the child improve functional development relating to the
  delay/disorder/impairment;
• Observes and measures progress of child receiving service;
  Establishes and maintains professional contacts with relative outside agencies to further benefit the overall treatment of
  child’s and families; 
• Visits houses of child, parents/guardians, family, daycare providers and works to establish services according to
  child/family needs;
  Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email and
  database software in performing work assignments;
• Prepares a variety of reports, including computer-based reports as required;
• Accesses protected educational and health information in accordance with departmental assignments and guidelines;
• Maintains a variety of case management related records;
  Reviews existing case records for available information for use in formulating need/plan of service in collaboration with
  other team members;
• Participates in Department emergency preparedness training, drills and events as required.