Pediatrics Speech Language Pathologist

Kessler Rehabilitation Center • Basking Ridge, NJ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

At Harmony Pediatrics, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Performs comprehensive evaluations, develops and appropriately progresses individualized treatment plans, provides thorough education to patients and caregivers in a manner they can understand and plans appropriately for discharge when medical necessity no longer indicates skilled therapeutic care. Participates in departmental initiatives and demonstrates effective communication with all rehab team members to facilitate professional growth and development and overall improvement of clinical performance. Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the client, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Therapy required
• Current and valid NJ state licensure Speech-Language Pathologist required
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association

Nice To Haves

• Previous Pediatric experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive evaluations
• Develops and appropriately progresses individualized treatment plans
• Provides thorough education to patients and caregivers in a manner they can understand
• Plans appropriately for discharge when medical necessity no longer indicates skilled therapeutic care
• Participates in departmental initiatives
• Demonstrates effective communication with all rehab team members to facilitate professional growth and development and overall improvement of clinical performance
• Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the client, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery
• Focus on oral motor skills: which focuses on the strength, coordination and control of the movements in the mouth, jaw, tongue, lips and cheek muscles for eating and speaking.
• Focus on expressive language development: which is important to successful communication skills such as requesting, protesting, social interaction, labeling and describing, sharing feelings and providing information.
• Focus on receptive language development: to build active listening skills, sustained attention, ability to follow directions, vocabulary and concept development and an overall understanding of spoken language.
• Focus on executive dysfunction: which strongly relates to language and learning difficulties. Executive function development helps the child with time management, impulse control, self-regulation and critical thinking skills such as problem solving, organization, planning, sequencing, self-monitoring and mental flexibility.
• Focus on social skill development: which teaches the unwritten rules for language usage in different situations and with different people including skills like repairing conversational breakdowns, reading non-verbal language, relationship building, socio-emotional awareness and self-advocacy.
• Focus on self-help: to develop tools and help maintain positive behaviors in all environments (e.g., instead of hitting others or acting out, using positive ways to deal with anger. For instance, a child could ask an adult for help or use an alternative means of expression like writing about feelings).

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level