Speech Language Pathologist (Soaring Heights Schools)

Pyramid Healthcare

State College (Centre County)

On-site

USD 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off401(k) with Company Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Recognition Programs

Referral Bonus opportunities

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Job summary

Pyramid Healthcare in the United States is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to provide direct diagnostic and therapeutic services for communication and oral motor disorders to students and staff, ensuring care compliant with ASHA, HIPAA, and IEP guidelines.

The role emphasizes collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, conducting evaluations, setting goals, and communicating results to the IEP team, with supervision during CFY and opportunities for ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
CCC from ASHA or eligibility to participate as a clinical fellow.
Minimum one year of work experience in communication and oral motor therapy preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides direct, consultative, and supportive diagnostic and therapeutic services for communication and oral motor disorders to students and staff to enhance learning potential.
Works in accordance with ASHA, HIPAA, IEP, and Pyramid policies and procedures.
Collaborates with all specialty/clinical disciplines, parents/guardians, and staff to meet individual communication needs.
Performs evaluations and assessments for students per IEP mandates.
Authors goals and objectives for each student served.
Communicates assessment results to IEP team members.
Recommends assistive technology for communication development.
Determines level of direct/indirect services to support IEP goals.
Maintains ongoing case documentation as required.
Attends conferences and training to stay current on SLP best practices.

Skills

Speech-language pathology

Communication disorders

IEP collaboration

Team collaboration

Documentation

Professionalism

Education

Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology

CCC from ASHA or CFY eligibility

Job description

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges. We offer behavioral healthcare services – psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. – that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

Scope Of Position & Technical Competency

Provides direct, consultative, and supportive diagnostic and therapeutic services for communication and oral motor disorders to students and staff members to enhance individual potential for learning and to meet the specific needs of students
Provides service, treatment, and intervention in accordance with regulations, standards, and guidelines defined by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Code of Ethical Practice, Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Individual Education Plan (IEP), and established Soaring Heights Schools policies and procedures
Facilitates a team approach to program development, implementation, and monitoring by effectively collaborating with all specialty/clinical disciplines, parents/guardians, and school staff, to identify and best meet the individual communication needs of each student
Performs evaluations and assessments for students per IEP mandates
Authors goals and objectives for each student served
Communicates results of assessments to all members of the IEP team
Recommends assistive technology for students who need enhanced supports for effective communication development
Recommends level of direct and indirect services to best support and achieve IEP goals and objectives
Maintains ongoing case documentation as required
Attends conferences, workshops, seminars, to keep pace with best practice in SLP delivery of services

Education, Experience

Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) from the American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association (ASHA) required, or the eligibility to participate as a clinical fellow. Supervision for clinical fellowship is available. Minimum of one year of work experience in communication and oral motor therapy preferred, though not required, in working with developmentally disabled students.

Job-related Behavioral Characteristics

Demonstrates professionalism, leadership, confidentiality, strong social communication skills, time-management, organized. Must possess skills to communicate effectively and interact well with people of diverse backgrounds. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information, working well in an individual/ group problem solving situation, and showing initiative in problem solving. Maintains professionalism and does not show favoritism. Maintains consistency with clients, staff, visitors, and the public. Ability to handle a crisis situation and react appropriately. Flexibility and adaptable. Ability to make decisions in an objective and ethical manner. Calm and decisive in crisis situations. Ability to sustain a team environment, drive continuous improvement projects, confidentiality, excellent problem-solving skills and excellent communicator within the team framework.

Pyramid CORE Values

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors, and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent, and ethical when dealing with clients, staff, and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling, and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

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