Lead Speech-Language Pathologist (Lead SLP)

Mindful Sprouts; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-weekly performance bonus

Competitive salary based on experience

Up to 20 days paid vacation

5 days sick time

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance

Employee Referral Program Bonus

Annual salary increases

Job summary

Mindful Sprouts in Deerfield Beach, FL, seeks a Lead Speech-Language Pathologist to guide our pediatric Speech Therapy Department. You will supervise SLPs, CFY and SLPAs, maintain clinical standards, and partner with executive leadership to drive growth while delivering high-quality, evidence-based services.

The role combines direct patient care with department leadership, mentoring, workflow optimization, and regulatory compliance, aiming to expand access to exceptional therapy for children and

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology with active Florida SLP license.
• CCC-SLP and eligibility to mentor Clinical Fellows.
• Minimum five years pediatric clinical experience, including autism or developmental needs.
• At least two years of leadership or supervisory experience with SLPAs.
• Strong clinical judgment and knowledge of evaluations, plans of care, medical necessity, payer requirements, and EMR documentation.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Speech Therapy Department including service model, standards, policies, workflows, documentation tools, outcome measures, and staffing plan.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, performance management, and retention of SLPs, CFYs, and SLPAs.
• Perform pediatric evaluations, develop plans of care, provide skilled therapy, and handle complex clinical cases.
• Maintain direct-care caseload while ensuring compliant documentation and payer requirements.
• Supervise SLPAs, CFYs, and trainees as assigned; maintain supervision plans and competency records.
• Monitor clinical quality, outcomes, documentation, authorizations, supervision compliance, incidents, and family concerns.
• Track department KPIs: client access, clinician utilization, cancellations, timelines, outcomes, family experience, retention, and growth.
• Coordinate with Intake, Scheduling, Credentialing, Billing, Compliance, and leadership to support efficient services.
• Coordinate care with BCBAs, RBTs, and other professionals while maintaining clinical boundaries.
• Advise leadership on staffing, resources, service development, and department growth.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Clinical judgment

Pediatrics

Problem-solving

Education

Master’s or Doctoral in SLP

Job description

About the Job

The Lead Speech-Language Pathologist (Lead SLP) serves as the clinical and operational leader of the Speech Therapy Department at Mindful Sprouts. This role is responsible for ensuring the delivery of exceptional, evidence-based speech-language services while fostering a culture of clinical excellence, collaboration, accountability, and compassionate care. The Lead SLP provides direct patient care while overseeing the performance, development, and clinical quality of the Speech Therapy team. This individual partners closely with executive leadership to improve department operations, drive quality initiatives, support strategic growth, and ensure every family receives outstanding service. The ideal candidate is an experienced pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with strong leadership abilities, excellent clinical judgment, and a passion for mentoring clinicians and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Speech Therapy Department, including its service model, clinical standards, policies, workflows, documentation tools, outcome measures, and staffing plan.
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, performance management, and retention of SLPs, Clinical Fellows/provisional licensees, and SLPAs.
• Complete pediatric evaluations, develop evidence-based plans of care, provide skilled therapy, and serve as the primary resource for complex clinical cases.
• Maintain a clinically appropriate direct-care caseload while ensuring timely, accurate, medically necessary, and payer-compliant documentation.
• Serve as the designated supervisor or mentor for SLPAs, provisional licensees, and Clinical Fellows when assigned.
• Maintain required supervision plans, competency records, observation schedules, performance reviews, regulatory notifications, and coverage arrangements.
• Monitor clinical quality, outcomes, documentation, authorizations, supervision compliance, incidents, family concerns, and corrective actions.
• Track department KPIs, including client access, clinician utilization, cancellations, documentation timeliness, outcomes, family experience, retention, and growth.
• Coordinate with Intake, Scheduling, Credentialing, Authorizations, Billing, Compliance, and executive leadership to support efficient and compliant services.
• Coordinate with BCBAs, RBTs and other treating professionals to coordinate care while maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries and discipline-specific judgment.
• Advise executive leadership on staffing, resources, service development, and responsible department growth.

Required

• Master’s or doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and an active, unrestricted Florida SLP license in good standing.
• Current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) and eligibility to serve as a Clinical Fellowship mentor.
• At least five years of pediatric clinical experience, including work with children with autism or other developmental needs.
• At least two years of clinical leadership or supervisory experience, including demonstrated experience supervising SLPAs.
• Strong pediatric clinical judgment and knowledge of evaluations, plans of care, medical necessity, payer requirements, and EMR documentation.
• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, organization, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to satisfy background screening, credentialing, payer enrollment, exclusion screening, and employment requirements.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to work primarily on-site.

Preferred

• Experience building or expanding a pediatric therapy department or working collaboratively with ABA providers.
• Experience with pediatric feeding and swallowing, AAC, Florida Medicaid, quality assurance, or payer audits.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.

Benefits

• Bi-weekly performance bonus.
• Competitive salaried employee (W2) based on experience, expertise, and attitude.
• Up to 20 days of paid vacation and 5 days of sick time.
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance upon regularization.
• Employee Referral Program Bonus
• Annual salary increases with a predictable percentage increase based on performance review.

Terms and conditions apply.