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Speech Therapist - Cdsa

Company

Mecklenburg County
Address , , Nc
Employment type
Salary $72,369 - $108,554 a year
Expires 2023-10-04
Posted at 9 months ago
Job Description

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Salary Range: $72,369.49 - $108,554.23



This is an exempt (salaried) position. Please note: pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.

At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

Position Summary

Performs professional speech and language work in diagnostic evaluations and therapeutic programs serving young children birth to age three and their families. Provides services as part of the Mecklenburg County Children’s Developmental Services Agency (CDSA) and administers the North Carolina Infant Toddler Program. This position, using independent judgement, is responsible for testing, evaluating, counseling and instructing to habilitate or rehabilitate the development and disorders of speech, voice, or language for the purpose of identifying, preventing, improving, or modifying such disorders; and planning and administering speech therapy programs.

Essential Functions

  • Plan and conduct speech therapy programs designed to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech,
language, and social communication disorders.
  • Evaluate patient to assess the level of speech difficulty and conducts various vocalization tests to
determine the extent of patient communication ability.
  • Identify specific treatment options and subsequently designs and implements an individualized
treatment plan aimed at helping patients restore function in the areas of speech, language, hearing,
and oral motor disorders.
  • Evaluate and document treatment progress, implementing treatment changes when necessary.
  • Write assessment reports that follow professional, state, and department guidelines.
  • Counsel patients and their families on how to cope with speech-related disorders.
  • Utilize appropriate evaluation instruments and protocols to address referral questions with individual
  • Refer patients to other agencies for treatment of problems related to or underlying motor disorders.
children.
  • Participate in gathering and discussing evaluation information and results with parents and other staff
in ways that address their concerns and priorities.
  • Provide discipline-specific evaluations with children birth to age three, following appropriate
evaluation procedures and protocols.
  • Develop, coordinate, and conduct staff training (in-service).

Minimum Qualifications

Experience:
Minimum of two years of experience working with young children and their families.

Education:
Master's Degree in Speech Pathology.

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted?: Yes

Licenses and Certifications

  • Requires County Driving Privileges
  • Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
  • Certification by the American Speech and Hearing Association
  • North Carolina licensure as a Speech Therapist

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of
  • Typical and atypical child development (physiological, nutritional, sensory-motor, affective, cognitive,
social, communication, and adaptive development)
  • Application of professional speech and language pathology theory, techniques, principles, and
procedures; the work unit and the unit policies and procedures; various communicative disorders
peculiar to the group of clients served
  • Interdisciplinary team processes
  • Research informed and research based intervention practices
  • Program development principles and practices
  • NC Infant-Toddler policies and federal rules under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • Appropriate evaluation instruments and assessment methods for children birth to age three
  • Program evaluation methods
Skills
  • Conducting needs assessments
  • Developing and implementing programs
  • Preparing a variety of reports and documentation
  • Using diagnostic and therapeutic protocols to address consumer needs
  • Applying and interpreting applicable laws, rules, regulations, and procedures
  • Evaluating programs
  • Using a computer and related software applications
  • Assessing consumer needs, problems, and progress
Abilities
  • Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or
environment; adjusting effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or
cultures
  • Care Management: Having the knowledge and skills to secure relevant patient care data and identify
key issues and relationships in the management of patient care; understanding the relationships
among assessments, interventions, and patient responses; skilled in documentation of assessments
and adjusting physical and cognitive prescriptions as needed
  • Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good
working relationships
  • Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or
groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information
provided
  • Patient Education/Health Promotion: Supporting, explaining, and instructing patient and patient’s
Family (significant other, care giver, etc.) in understanding the clinical procedures and equipment used
to facilitate optimum health status; promoting the lifestyle changes required of the patient and the
patient’s family to achieve optimum health status
  • Patient Relations: Meeting patient and patient family needs; taking responsibility for a patient’s safety,
satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; using appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult
patient situations and regain patient confidence
  • Planning and Organizing: Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is
completed efficiently

Computer Skills

  • Proficient in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer Statement
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.

Mecklenburg County may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for any new Mecklenburg County Public Health employees.