SLP - Speech Language Pathologist (Pediatrics)

Elderwood/Pediatric/PostAcute/Woodmark•Lancaster, PA

13d•$31 - $51

About The Position

Speech Language Pathologist – Pediatric Specialty Care at Lancaster Do you have a passion for helping children find their voice and reach their full potential? Pediatric Specialty Care at Lancaster is seeking a compassionate, skilled Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our dedicated team in delivering exceptional, individualized care to medically fragile and technology-dependent children. Why You’ll Love Working at PSC Lancaster: Located in the heart of Lancaster, our center specializes in providing long-term, transitional, and respite care to children with complex medical needs. Here, you’ll work in a supportive, child-focused environment where every day you help a child progress toward greater independence and communication. What You’ll Do: Plan, organize, develop, and direct Speech Language Pathology services in accordance with all applicable standards, guidelines, and regulations. Provide individual evaluations, screenings, and therapy services to children, creating treatment plans with clear goals and measurable outcomes. Collaborate with families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members to maximize each child’s functional abilities. Recommend feeding regimens, adaptive devices, and alternative communication tools when needed. Document evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge planning. Participate in quality assurance programs and training initiatives. Benefits & Perks: Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits Supportive, interdisciplinary team environment Opportunities for professional growth and continuing education Meaningful, rewarding work impacting children’s lives every day Join Us If you’re a dedicated Speech Language Pathologist who believes every child deserves the chance to communicate, connect, and thrive, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and bring your skills, compassion, and dedication to Pediatric Specialty Care.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology
Current, unencumbered SLP license in Pennsylvania
Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
At least 21 years of age
Current CPR and First Aid certification
Exceptional communication, patience, empathy, and ability to work with varying developmental levels

Nice To Haves

Experience working with children preferred

Responsibilities

Assist in developing and maintaining therapy standards.
Assist in developing, implementing, and coordinating policies and procedures in conjunction with facility Policy Committee.
Reviews therapy policies annually.
Maintain treatment records, individual files, and progress notes as required.
Perform administrative requirements such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc., and submitting to appropriate personnel as required.
Participate in Quality Assurance programs, and any other facility committee, or program which seeks to improve the performance and accuracy of individual care.
Provides therapy services to individuals and initiates referrals when appropriate and in accordance with Speech Department procedures.
Preforms individual evaluation for Speech Language services upon admission.
Conduct screening of individuals at regular intervals to determine changes needed to meet the individual optimal function.
Evaluates individuals to obtain data necessary for treatment planning and implementation.
Conducts specialized evaluations as indicated.
Interprets and communicates evaluation findings to individuals, family, and other team members.
Establish individual therapy schedules in conjunction with other team members
Develops treatment plans by identifying a problem list, including short- and long-term goals and methods to achieve identified goals.
Monitors individual's response to intervention and modifies treatment as indicated to attain goals in accordance with physician’s orders.
Recommends feeding regimen and orders consulting with dietician and medical provider regularly.
Provides/recommends adaptive devices or other equipment, train individual and caregiver for augmented alternative communication.
Develops appropriate home or community programming to maintain and enhance performance of individual in his/her own environment.
Assists with discharge planning of individuals.
Documents results of individual's assessment, treatment, follow-up, and termination of services.
Ensures all therapist notes are informative and descriptive of care provided and of individual's response to treatment.
Supervises students and volunteers in accordance with state regulations.
Coordinate training for staff and caregivers, including but not limited to behavior, language, artic, and feeding.
Provide, recommend, and prepares types of foods, adaptive device, and equipment for feeding.
Assist with providing oral care to the individuals.
Assists with training diet team to prepare food within standards.