SENIOR MANAGING SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST - INDIANA

LOGAN Community Resources, Inc. • South Bend, IN

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

LOGAN Community Resources is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve their desired quality of life. We envision a community where every individual can reach their full potential. Our employees are committed to performing their duties with respect, kindness, honesty, loyalty, and quality.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Speech and Language.
• Licensed in the state required for services (Michigan and/or Indiana).
• 5 or more years of experience working with a IDD, DD, or ASD population.
• Communicate with other appropriate staff, supervisor, and agency personnel.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with persons served and family members/guardians.
• Able to be creative in exploring new and innovative ideas.
• Ability to work independently and use sound judgment.
• For INDIANA Providers: Currently registered/licensed with the Health Professions Bureau of Indiana.
• For community services: Have a valid driver’s license and ability to drive to and from each visit, therapy session, or Individual Family Service Plan site.
• Have a reliable form of transportation.
• Participate in required LOGAN trainings and in-service experiences.
• Indiana only: Enrolled in the state of Indiana as First Steps provider.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds throughout a therapeutic session.

Nice To Haves

• Full time employees eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluation and treatment of expressive and receptive language abilities, cognitive skills, and oral motor functioning in a variety of settings.
• Develops treatment plans and outcomes reflected in each child’s treatment plan and Individual Family Service Plan (if applicable in Indiana).
• Uses therapeutic modalities and procedures to maintain/increase skills.
• Communicates with staff and families regarding evaluation results, treatment, and progress.
• Provides parent training and makes suggestions for home programming.
• Supervises and manages a team of full-time, part-time, and PRN status staff.
• Maintains a caseload and reviews treatment plans, SOAP notes, and completes required approvals.
• Holds group and 1-to-1 meetings and participates in employment and clinical reviews.
• Monitors caseloads.
• Participates in LOGAN management training.
• Assists in evaluating persons served with other therapists or individually.
• Communicates the results of the assessment/screening as directed.
• Determines each client's needs with the client's family and in direct consultation with other professionals.
• Collaborates with the family and provides individual therapy when appropriate to maintain or enhance speech and language abilities or training to improve/maintain feeding and pre-feeding skills.
• Facilitates the growth of the client's parents as teachers by providing resources and support.
• Works directly and collaboratively with other LOGAN staff and external service providers to develop, implement, and measure therapeutic goals.
• Communicates effectively with other staff, agencies, community programs, persons served, and their parents/guardians.
• Keeps daily progress notes, makes reports on client progress in accordance with authorization limits or reporting timelines required by the authorizing payor.
• Maintains records of evaluations, treatments sessions, home visits, etc.
• Completes a discharge report and/or exit skills summary for all children.
• Participates in case conferences, staff meetings, parent group meetings when requested.
• Participates with other team members in writing treatment plans and annual Individualized Family Service Plans.
• Attends appropriate workshops and conferences to increase professional effectiveness and meet credentialing requirements.
• Serves as a resource person for information on auditory perception, positioning, oral motor, feeding, speech and language development, and augmentative and alternative communication.
• Participates and collaborates with other team members in developing appropriate outcomes and goals.
• Provides reports and written programs to families and other professionals.
• Responsible for the health and safety of the people served.
• Serves as an advocate and protects the rights of persons served.
• Participates in training as required by their supervisor and those required for all LOGAN staff.
• Maintains all reporting and therapeutic requirements as outlined by contracted payors.
• Supervises professional staff in Therapy Services, required to complete reviews, Paylocity monitoring and approvals, verification of team members services and meeting quality standards.
• Provides feedback as needed, to supervisees.
• Performs other duties as assigned by their supervisor.
• Plans instructional activities for clients and assists families in accessing community activities.
• Furnishes all required monthly statistics on a timely basis.
• Respects the confidentiality of persons served and their cultural diversity.
• May be asked to serve on a LOGAN committee addressing the agency's internal operations.
• Coordinates care, and works professionally and respectfully with internal and external therapeutic providers.
• Performs other duties as deemed necessary for the betterment of the program.

Benefits

• Accruing Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Medical, Dental/Orthodontia, and Vision plans
• Rx Help Prescription Cost Assistance Program
• 403(B) Traditional and ROTH retirement plans – Company match of up to 3% after 1 year of service
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term disability and Reliance Standard Supplemental Insurance Plans (Short-term disability, critical illness, acceded, accidental death & dismemberment)
• $15,000 company paid life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior