SLP-Assistant Working with Adults with IDD

Soundlyspeakingspeechtherapy; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing Education Units

In-person and teletherapy options

Job summary

Soundly Speaking in Austin, TX is seeking a part-time SLP-Assistant to serve adult IDD clients. You will travel to clients' homes to deliver individualized therapy and collaborate with families and case managers.

You will document visits, augment resources, and maintain HIPAA-compliant records while pursuing short and long-term goals within a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Requires Texas-licensed SLP-Assistant with ability to travel to clients' homes.
• Ability to learn on the job and use provided materials to augment therapy.
• Maintain confidentiality per HIPAA, state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Travel to clients’ homes to provide individually tailored therapy.
• Document therapy visits and contact families/case managers with updates.
• Utilize and augment provided resources to use in therapy.
• Provide detailed therapy to achieve short and long-term goals.
• Turn in paperwork within 24 hours.
• Communicate progression with families and case managers.

Skills

Client travel

Documentation

HIPAA compliance

Therapy planning

Education

Texas-issued SLP-A license

Job description

SLP-Assistant Working with Adults with IDD

Austin , TX , United States Part Time

Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant for Adult IDD clients in North Austin

Requirements

Ability to learn on the job and have the ability to utilize and augment the materials we provide

Texas-issued Speech Language Pathologist-Assistant License

A day in the life of one of our therapists can look like:

• Traveling to clients’ homes to provide individually tailored therapy
• Documenting therapy visits and contacting families and case managers to share updates
• Utilizing and augmenting the resources we provide to use in therapy

Looking to hire passionate and committed SLP-Assistants who are dedicated to serving adult individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities around Austin. As the #1 adult IDD therapy provider in Texas, Soundly Speaking works closely with dayhab staff and families to serve our inspiring clients ages 21 and up.

Soundly Speaking provides both in-person and teletherapy services to our clients. Based on an hourly wage, we expect our SLP-Assistants to:

• Treat a wide range of speech and language disorders
• Provide detailed therapy to achieve short and long term goals as part of a comprehensive treatment plan
• Be adaptable to the circumstance and work with their supervisor and case managers
• Turn in paperwork in a 24 hour timeline
• Maintain confidentiality of patient records in accordance with HIPAA, State, and Federal Regulations
• Communicate with families and case managers about the progression of therapy

Why apply for this position?

• The opportunity to work with amazing clients in an underserved community
• Changing clients’ lives by helping them find their voices
• Occasional free access to Continuing Education Units as approved by ASHA for yearly license
• Be a part of a friendly and motivating work environment that wants to help you continuously learn and grow as both a professional and a therapist

W2 Part Time position

Here at Soundly Speaking we believe God has called us to serve the adult IDD population, and we lead our employees with kindness and honesty. Our therapists work “To provide needed and deserved therapy to every single qualified IDD adult in Texas while providing compassion for today and hope for tomorrow”. We believe in our 5 core values: Consistently Communicate, Positively Passionate, Radically Reliable, Honorably Honest, and Contagiously Caring. Our therapists follow these values with each and every client, as well in everyday life.