Speech Language Pathologist

Associates In Pediatric Therapy LLC; Tennessee; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Associates In Pediatric Therapy LLC in the United States is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to provide skilled evaluation and treatment for infants through adolescents to improve communication, feeding, and swallowing skills. You will collaborate with families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized plans and document progress.

Travel to other APT locations and contract sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and current/unrestricted license or in process
• New grads welcome
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat children birth to age 21 for speech, language, feeding, voice, fluency, articulation, or social communication disorders to achieve highest level of functioning
• Collaborate with families and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans
• Accurately document treatment sessions and progress or evaluation reports in detail
• Maintain licensure and ethical standards while providing therapy

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology

Job description

Description

Summary:

The primary responsibilities of the Speech Language Pathologist is to provide skilled speech-language evaluation and treatment to infants, children, and adolescents to improve communication, speech, language, feeding, and swallowing skills. The therapist will collaborate with families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans that support each child’s communication and functional development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and treat children from birth to age 21 for speech, language, oral motor, feeding, voice, fluency, articulation, or social communication disorders to achieve highest level of functioning and prevent regression.
• Work closely with patients caregivers and the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
• Accurately document treatment sessions as well as progress or evaluation reports in detail.
• Maintains professional/technical competencies and proficiencies for job responsibilities and upholds federal/state licensure and ethical expectations.

Requirements

Education/Licenses:?

• Masters degree in Speech Language Pathology and hold an applicable and current, unrestricted license to practice (or in the process of obtaining license). New Grads welcome!

Experience & Skills:

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

Physical Needs:

• Ability to travel to other APT locations as needed
• Ability to move freely in office or any other areas where treatment is provided (ex. Contract site or home visits)
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds
• Ability to sit for brief to extended periods of time and work on computer