Lead Speech-Language Pathologist (Lead SLP)

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the Speech Therapy Department, including its service model, clinical standards, policies, workflows, documentation tools, outcome measures, and staffing plan
• Lead the recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, performance management, and retention of SLPs, Clinical Fellows/provisional licensees, and SLPAs
• Complete pediatric evaluations, develop evidence-based plans of care, provide skilled therapy, and serve as the primary resource for complex clinical cases
• Maintain a clinically appropriate direct-care caseload while ensuring timely, accurate, medically necessary, and payer-compliant documentation
• Serve as the designated supervisor or mentor for SLPAs, provisional licensees, and Clinical Fellows when assigned
• Maintain required supervision plans, competency records, observation schedules, performance reviews, regulatory notifications, and coverage arrangements
• Monitor clinical quality, outcomes, documentation, authorizations, supervision compliance, incidents, family concerns, and corrective actions
• Track department KPIs, including client access, clinician utilization, cancellations, documentation timeliness, outcomes, family experience, retention, and growth
• Cook up with Intake, Scheduling, Credentialing, Authorizations, Billing, Compliance, and executive leadership to support efficient and compliant services
• Cook up with BCBAs, RBTs and other treating professionals to coordinate care while maintaining appropriate clinical boundaries and discipline-specific judgment
• Advises executive leadership on staffing, resources, service development, and responsible department growth

Requirements

• Master’s or doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and an active, unrestricted Florida SLP license in good standing
• Current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) and eligibility to serve as a Clinical Fellowship mentor
• At least five years of pediatric clinical experience, including work with children with autism or other developmental needs
• At least two years of clinical leadership or supervisory experience, including demonstrated experience supervising SLPAs
• Strong pediatric clinical judgment and knowledge of evaluations, plans of care, medical necessity, payer requirements, and EMR documentation
• Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, organization, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills
• Ability to satisfy background screening, credentialing, payer enrollment, exclusion-screening, and employment requirements
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to work primarily on-site

Preferred

• Experience building or expanding a pediatric therapy department or working collaboratively with ABA providers
• Experience with pediatric feeding and swallowing, AAC, Florida Medicaid, quality assurance, or payer audits
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish

Benefits

• Bi-weekly performance bonus
• Competitive salaried employee (W2) based on experience, expertise, and attitude
• Up to 20 days of paid vacation and 5 days of sick time
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance upon regularization
• Employee Referral Program Bonus
• Annual salary increases with a predictable percentage increase based on performance review.