Pediatric Speech Therapist

Job Purpose: To treat infants and children facing various health conditions or developmental delays. Improve or treat a broad range of communication and swallowing disorders.

Responsibilities:

· Assess and evaluate patient;

· Review medical records, as appropriate;

· Coordinate a child’s care with other health care professionals

· Communicate and counsel weekly with patients and parents/guardians of patients;

· Develop and implement treatment plans;

· Completes clinical notes documenting activities, progress and improvement within 48 hours of a

therapeutic session.

· Complete required billing records;

· Attends all mandatory training;

· Maintain all licensing and insurance credentialing;

· Teach or improve communication or alternative communication methods

· Work with patients to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow

· Teach patients on how to make sounds and improve their voice for clarity and understanding

· Help with speech cadence, fluency, pitch or tone. 

Requirements:

 · Graduate of an accredited Speech Therapy school

 · An Indiana state license of Speech Therapy

 · Ability to handle stress

 · Excellent communication and interpersonal skill

 · Attention to detail, patience, and empathy

 · Physical endurance and dexterity to lift patient, and therapeutic equipment

 · Previous experience preferred.

 . Feeding experience preferred