School Based Speech-Language Pathologist

Horizon Healthcare Staffing is searching for a Speech Pathologist in Essex County, NJ! We currently have a need for a Speech Pathologist to work within a special needs school in Livingston!

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) plan, monitor, and execute therapy according to the needs of individual students; implement treatment programs; document and support educational activities.

Schedule: Monday through Friday

Hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm

Responsibilities

• Conducts ongoing informal assessments; interprets and analyzes data; provides written reports; Documents progress in a clear and concise manner.
• Develops educationally relevant IEP goals and objectives in collaboration with teachers.
• Develops, implements, monitors and revises therapy programs during individual and group treatment sessions.
• Submits written reports to appropriate sources according to schedule utilizing required formats/forms and maintains all service-related records.
• Participates in department meetings, all staff meetings and team meetings and various school clinics.
• Participates and/or cooperates in the aquatic and hippotherapy program (if applicable) by planning and/or scheduling therapeutic treatment individually/groups.
• Designs, fabricates, adjusts or makes minor repairs to therapeutic equipment for individual students, suggestions and monitors provision of appropriate assistive technology.
• Oversees activities of Therapy Assistants, Therapy Aides or therapy students and cosigns all documentation according to discipline specific practice standards and licensing regulations.
• Maintains open communication with family/guardian and child study team case manager as required on an individual basis.
• Fosters and maintains collaborative relationship with teachers, classroom support staff, and resource staff while monitoring therapeutic programs.
• Attends educational courses to maintain and update knowledge and skills; may conduct in-service programs for other staff members.
• Travel and/or home visits may be required to meet individual needs.

Qualifications

• New Jersey Department of Education Certification as Speech/Language Pathologist (Required)
• Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (Required)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)