[Hiring] Speech Language Pathologist @Rainbows United, Inc.

Role Description

The Speech Language Pathologist serves on a transdisciplinary team for families enrolled in the Infant Toddler Program. They provide comprehensive and integrated support, as is outlined in the Part C Program Manual for Infants and Toddlers in Kansas.

Essential Job Functions (Responsibilities)

• Work as a transdisciplinary team member to collaboratively serve eligible infants and toddlers.
• Participate in team evaluations to determine the eligibility of referred children, as well as participate in team assessment to determine the functional developmental strengths/challenges of eligible children.
• Work together with families and other team members to develop appropriate Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSPs) based upon family-identified priorities.
• Provide Family Service coordination including identifying, mobilizing, and coordinating community resources and services to enable the family to receive the maximum benefits from early intervention services.
• Collaborate with other community resources for assigned families.
• Complete appropriate documentation for accountability, compliance, billing, data entry and communication with other providers according to state, federal, and logical guidelines.
• Deliver ongoing home and community-based intervention utilizing a coaching model of caregiver support to integrate developmental activities into the child’s daily routines.
• Participate in teaming process.
• Monitor parent-child progress in terms of goals met.
• Support Rainbows mission, goals, and Part C Employee expectations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator or designee.
• Ability to hear, understand, and distinguish speech and/or other sounds in person.
• Ability to determine and identify items and children in the periphery, near, and far visual fields.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology required.
• Current Kansas License in Speech/Language Pathology required.
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Certification (CCC-SLP) required. New Graduates must comply within 12 months of graduation date.
• Maintain current licensure.
• Prior experience working with children with special needs preferred.

Requirements

• Work collaboratively with team members of other disciplines (ECSE Teacher, OT, PT, LMSW, Nurse, Interpreter).
• Work in partnership with parents/family members.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
• Maintain strict confidentiality.
• Able to take responsibility for individual professional growth and licensure by staying current with literature, research, and/or practices.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills.
• Complete all documentation in a time-sensitive manner.

Benefits

• FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt (210 or 201 days - full-time) or Non-Exempt (156 days - part-time).
• JOB STATUS: Full-time options are 210 days (1,680 hours) or 201 days (1,608 hours) worked annually. Part-time options are 156 days (1,248 hours) worked annually.
• WORK PACE: Self-paced, requiring the ability to think and act quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced, demanding work environment. May require some extended workdays, but able to flex hours throughout the work week.
• WORK ENVIRONMENT: This is a remote position that also operates in family homes, and community settings as needed. Requires travel between RUI sites, family homes, and other community agencies.

Physical Demands

• Manage all job duties with mobility, agility, and dexterity.
• Ability to lift a maximum of 40 pounds.
• Sometimes will work in a noisy environment with many interruptions.
• May be exposed to communicable diseases.
• Sitting: 6 - 7 hours in an 8 hour work shift; may occasionally alternate to standing or walking.
• Standing: 1 - 2 hours in an 8 hour work shift. Alternates to sitting on a frequent basis.
• Walking: 1/2 - 1 hour in an 8 hour work shift.