Speech Therapist Jobs

This position provides a combination of speech therapy services, training and education, and case management to eligible infants and toddlers and their caregivers; providing therapeutic and educational intervention to promote development and functional participation within a natural environment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Submits referrals to providers or community partners, resources or agencies for additional services.
• Works with staff, parents and caregivers in screening, teaching and monitoring the developmental skills in children who are age eligible.
• Completes documentation related to services provided to families, including service plans, and prior authorizations for insurance.
• Performs standardized evaluations; participates in multi-disciplinary team assessments; interprets results; prepares reports and service plans.
• Provides speech therapy services to program participants in the clients' homes, daycare, and other natural environments. Provides coaching to families and caregivers to address child's delays.
• Provides information to families and caregivers assisting them in understanding child developmental needs.
• Facilitates service plan meetings with providers; maintains contact with providers to monitor plan and schedule evaluations and other meetings; provides support to family in service plan implementation.
• Conducts intake visits, including developmental screenings.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Researches and provides resources to families related to their child's diagnosis or family needs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• General knowledge of standard office procedures, practices, equipment and office assistance techniques.
• Knowledge of local government organization and its departmental operating requirements.
• Ability to analyze and prepare organizational and functional reports.
• Ability to perform detailed work accurately and independently in compliance with stringent time limits with minimal direction and supervision.
• Knowledge of County policies, procedures and practices.
• Considerable knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.
• Ability to prioritize duties to accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to work the allocated hours of the position.
• Ability to maintain accurate and legible notes.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other members of the staff, supervisor, and the public.
• Must be proficient in workplace English and spelling.
• Ability to read County policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence; SDS sheets, safety manuals, maps, etc.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate mathematical calculations.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to think quickly, maintain self-control, and adapt to stressful situations.
• Organizational and time management skills needed to meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain discretion regarding business-related files, reports and conversations, within the provision of open records law and other applicable State and Federal Statutes and Regulations.
• Ability to use good judgement and effectively solve problems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must have ability to work accurately with attention to detail.
• Ability to analyze facts and to exercise sound judgment in arriving at conclusions.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate and concise records and reports.
• Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to develop, interpret and implement local policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence; Federal, State, and local regulations.
• Ability to understand and effectively carry out verbal and written instructions.

PHYSICAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical and work environment characteristics described in this description are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions or as otherwise required by law. Employees needing reasonable accommodation should discuss the request with the employee’s supervisor.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• May require dealing with persons who are hostile, aggressive, abusive or violent, posing threatening conditions.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
• Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities.
• This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, frequently requires standing, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions and occasionally requires walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms.
• Frequent travel may involve exposure to inclement weather conditions, unsanitary conditions in homes, communicable illnesses and diseases and unsafe environments.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Work is performed in an office setting as well as clients' and service providers' homes, detention, treatment and residential facilities, schools, courts and work sites.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Appointment will be conditional upon successful completion of a caregiver and criminal background check.
• Speech Therapist License.
• Two (2) years’ experience as a Speech Therapist with children who have mental disabilities.
• Certification with Certificate of Clinical Competence by ASHA.
• State of Wisconsin Speech Therapist License required within 6 months from date of hire.
• Masters’ degree in Communications Disorders or related program.