DSHS Fircrest Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 3

About the role

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) is seeking a Speech Pathologist/Audiologist Specialist 3 to join the team at Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center. Located in Shoreline, Washington, it is surrounded by 88 acres of quiet natural beauty, yet easily accessible by car or public transportation.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and supervise formal communication programs/interventions to address identified communication needs for each of the clients on your caseload.
• Provide individual written assessments/evaluations for an intellectually disabled population with multiple disabilities as pertaining to speech, language, or hearing disabilities.
• Evaluate recommendations and monitor clients with dysphagia.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team (IDT) and develop intervention/programs that support interdisciplinary team-identified priorities; prioritize individual needs as determined by team consensus.
• Create communication displays using LessonPix or other graphic software.
• Consult with other professionals and staff on program development.

Requirements

• Able to provide communication-based behavior services to individuals with cognitive impairments exhibiting significant behavioral challenges complicated by communication needs.
• Able to coach and train caregivers, communication partners, and team members.
• Able to work as a collaborative team member.
• Able to perform informal, functional communication evaluations.
• Able to target functional, everyday communication skills.
• Able to provide dysphagia services, including: conduct clinical swallow evaluations, develop accommodations and interventions, make recommendations, and participate in evaluations.
• Able to communicate with nonverbal clients.
• Able to effectively communicate with management, peers, clients, and the public.
• Able to comprehend and effectively communicate all issues related to client care and facility operations.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the State of Washington as a Speech Language Pathologist or Audiologist.
• A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
• Four years of experience as a speech pathologist, audiologist, or equivalent education.
• Or, Equivalent education/experience.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Employees assigned to a permanent duty station in King County will receive a 5% premium pay calculated from their base salary.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Questions?

Please contact the recruiter at chris.pulley@dshs.wa.gov or (360) 725-5839 and reference job number 05663.

Supplemental Information

• Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted.
• Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810.
• Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
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Equal Opportunity Employer

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information.