Speech Language Pathologist - Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc

Healthcare Staffing Professionals, Inc. is looking for a Speech Language Pathologist to work in a school setting in Albany, OR. The role and function of the speech-language pathologist encompasses four broad areas: Evaluation and assessment, direct service intervention and treatment, consultation and collaboration with parents and other professionals, and program development and related staff training.
Pay Rate: up to $42/hr (full-time and part-time opportunity available)
Benefits: Healthcare, Dental & Vision, Life Insurance for full time
Job Duties:

• Conduct speech-language evaluations. This includes screening of students referred for an individual evaluation, consultation regarding the referral, and the administration and interpretation of both standardized and criterion based measures.
• Provide direct service intervention and treatment. This includes development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for eligible students, planning intervention based on each student’s IEP and providing therapy using a variety of service delivery models.
• Consult and collaborate with parents and other professionals. This includes participation in multidisciplinary team meetings, annual review meetings, case study conferences, parent conferences, IEP meetings, and consultation/collaboration with teachers and others providing services specific students.
• Complete special education forms/reports. These include IEPs, notices of conference, evaluation reports, detailed progress notes, Medicaid claims, other reports, etc. as required by the department, district, or governmental agencies.
• Program development and staff training. These activities may include presentation of in services regarding referrals, speech-language disorders, or other professional issues, and training/supervision of speech-language paraprofessionals, speech-language pathology assistants or graduate students in speech pathology.
• Other duties. This encompasses any other duties as may from time to time be delegated by the supervisor and the supervisor may make any adjustment in the scope of responsibilities as outlined above which will be in the best interest of the school district.
• All administrative actions must be in concert with the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the strategic plan of the Rockford Board of Education.

Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in Communication Disorders from an American Speech, Language and Hearing Association accredited program or the equivalent.
• A speech-language pathologist is expected to have a broad base of knowledge and skills in a number of areas, but not limited to: normal and disordered speech and language development, the diagnostic process, therapeutic interventions and techniques, school achievement, various disabilities of childhood and adolescence and child development.
• Current Oregon certification (either type 10 or type 03 and 09 endorsed for speech-language) is required. An Oregon license for speech-language pathology and ASHA certification are desired.