Speech Language Pathologist
The Child Mind Institute is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join Child Mind Institute's Learning and Development Center who will be responsible for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and helping to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Our group provides early childhood evaluations that partner a speech and language evaluation with a cognitive/developmental assessment for children age 1-5. We see many school age and high school students in public, independent and specialized school settings. We also often see young adults who are transitioning to college or vocational settings.
Reporting to the Senior Director, Learning and Development Center, this is an exempt, full-time position located in our NYC headquarters.
The Child Mind Institute is proud to be named a Great Place to Work-Certified company! Our competitive compensation and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k) with match, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, dependent care and discounted tickets and entertainment perks program.
Responsibilities:
- Examine, test, diagnose, and administer remedial treatments for patients with speech and language disorders
- Evaluate patients regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic techniques for rehabilitation of speech, language, and oral motor disorders
- Record speech samples and conduct phonetic analysis of speech ability
- Create and carry out an individualized treatment plan that addresses patients' specific functional needs
- Maintain active and support communication with the patient regarding progress, problems, home programs and other issues related to the therapeutic process
- Preserve and protect patient and client confidentiality in all situations and with all documentation.
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree from a Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) accredited program in speech language pathology
- Current Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
- Flexibility with work schedule to meet productivity goals and deadlines
- Team player and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Bilingual English-Spanish a plus
- Ability to work under pressure to prioritize and manage workload, manage simultaneous tasks and meet deadlines within a fast-paced and changing environment, and
- Strong teamwork ethic; positive, flexible attitude; ability to take complete ownership of responsibilities
- Exceptional clinical skills in the area of speech and language pathology assessment of children and adolescents
- Prior experience in providing treatment or school consultation for children with speech and language problems