Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (Part-time)

Cortica•Costa Mesa, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Cortica is hiring a part-time Speech-Language Pathologist to join its multidisciplinary team, providing care for children with neurodevelopmental differences. The role involves assessing communication needs, setting treatment goals, and delivering individualized speech and language services in collaboration with children, families, caregivers, and other disciplines. The clinician provides individual therapy, group sessions, and co-treatments as appropriate. Treatment uses play-based and goal-based interventions and considers each child's sensory processing, regulation, motor, cognitive, communication, recreational, and social needs. The role also includes maintaining compliant patient documentation and billing, contributing to program development, and educating families and team members about home programs. At least 22.75 hours of direct patient care are expected weekly, excluding training, documentation, and administrative meetings.

Requirements

Master's degree.
License to practice as a Speech-Language Pathologist in California.
Excellent clinical skills.
Desire to work in a multidisciplinary clinical setting.
Flexibility and openness to learning.
Appreciation for a wide range of therapeutic approaches.
Passion for working with children.
Knowledge of HIPAA regulations to safeguard patient information.
Occasionally stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, kneel, crouch, or crawl; reasonable accommodations may be made.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

Establish speech and language treatment goals using dynamic and standardized assessment tools.
Consult with multidisciplinary team members to develop collaborative treatment plans and integrative strategies.
Provide individual therapy sessions, group therapy, and co-treatments with other disciplines as therapeutically appropriate.
Maintain patient records, documentation, and billing in accordance with federal and state regulations and company policy.
Provide play-based and goal-based interventions to develop receptive and expressive language skills while considering sensory processing, regulation, and motor differences.
Facilitate functional and stimulating experiences to target individualized goals.
Develop strategies and supports that help individuals engage in communication experiences across settings.
Collaborate with individuals and families to understand their values, interests, and goals.
Implement programming that considers sensorimotor, cognitive, communicative, recreational, and social activities.
Contribute to program development.
Educate patients, families, team members, and caregivers on home programs that complement treatment.
Deliver at least 22.75 hours of direct patient care per week, excluding training, documentation, and administrative meetings.