Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Pediatrics - Per Diem with Flexible Scheduling!

Elderwood/Pediatric/PostAcute/Woodmark•Aliquippa, PA

About The Position

Overview Local Opportunity. Big Impact. Explore a Clinical Career with Purpose at P ediatric Specialty Care at Hopewell Incredible Kids…Life-Changing Healthcare. Welcome to P ediatric Specialty Care. Do you have a passion for helping children find their voice and reach their full potential? At Pediatric Specialty Care, we’re looking for a compassionate, skilled Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our team and provide exceptional, individualized care to the children we serve. Why You’ll Love Working Here: At Pediatric Specialty Care, we specialize in providing complex medical care in a warm, child-centered environment. As a Speech Language Pathologist on our team, you’ll have the opportunity to use your expertise to make a real and lasting difference in the lives of children and their families. 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.

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.