Assistant Speech Langauge Pathologist

Speech & Occupational Therapy Specialists is a clinic based organization with a passion of helping our community. 

Do you have a passion for helping people in our community ? If so,  we would love to talk to you about a career at Speech & Occupational Therapy Specialists 

Top 5 reasons to work at Speech & Occupational Therapy Specialists

1. We work with clients of all ages. Mostly children but also some older adults.
2. We serve clients in Early Intervention (Birth to 3 years), our clinic, schools, and homes.
3. We have a team of experienced Speech & Occupational Therapists
4. Our therapists have flexibility in creating their work week
5. We offer competitive compensation including 401K, licensure, and continuing education cost reimbursement

Assistant Speech-language pathologists work to treat speech, language, social communication, and, cognitive-communication.

• Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g., stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
• Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.
• Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. These disorders may include problems (a) communicating for social purposes (e.g., greeting, commenting, asking questions), (b) talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting, and (c) following rules for conversation and story-telling. All individuals with autism spectrum disorder have social communication problems. Social communication disorders are also found in individuals with other conditions, such as traumatic brain injury.
• Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or dementia, although they can be congenital.
  
• Provide aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorders.
• Work with people who don't have speech, language, or swallowing disorders, but want to learn how to communicate more effectively (e.g., work on accent modification or other forms of communication enhancement).

Company Mission

• Implements strategies, as directed, to accomplish the mission
• Implements actions and strategies, as directed, to reach goals

Company Vision & Values

• Ensures daily activities are carried out in alignment with the company vision
• Promotes the company image and represents company values by inspiring and enforcing company standards

Specific Duties

• Complete required clinical documentation as required by third party payors and by SOTS. 
  
• Assist in marketing efforts for speech therapy services as requested by SOTS administration.
• Assist in structuring the Speech Therapy program within SOTS.
• Assist in researching information to be utilized in recruiting.

Requirements

• Comply with legal and ethical standards of care in provision of services and documentation in accordance with Virginia law and in accordance with other regulating, licensing and certifying agencies.
• Comply with SOTS’ standards of operation, code of conduct, policies and procedures as set forth in the Manual, Employee Handbook and by direction from the Clinical Director.
• Comply with policies and procedures as set forth by organizations to which SOTS is contracted to provide services.
• Always maintain the priority of Patient Care as most important.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment.  Professional attire is required.  Dress code is turquoise or magenta top and black pants.

Expected Hours of Work

This role may be filled with full-time employees, part-time employees, or 1099 Contractors. Flexibility of hours is allowed. Depending on the caseload assignment, clinical staff may have an earlier start time or later end time.  The specific hours of each clinician is determined in conjunction with  the Client Services Manager. 

Travel

This position may require frequent, even daily, travel to multiple treatment sites. 

Required Education, Competencies, and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders from an accredited institution
• 2-year SLPA program degree from an accredited institution (e.g., associate's degree from a community college or technical training program)

Reporting Relationship

The Assistant Speech Langauge Pathologist reports directly to their Supervisior, Clinical Supervisor and Client Services Manager of Speech & Occupational Therapy Specialists.

Benefits for Full-Time Employment

Medical Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401K, Aflac, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Birthday Off, Earned Cash Units, Paid Mileage, Licensure & Certification Reimbursement, Continuing Education via SOTS Learning Academy, and Employee Assistance Program which includes Personal Assistant, Life Coaching, Mental Health Counseling, Work/Life Resources.