SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Qualifications/Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree in Speech/Language Pathology
• Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, Etc.

Responsibilities

• Affixes to the identification and initial referral of Speech Language Impaired children
• Performs Speech Language assessments
• Participates in comprehensive staffing
• Captures the information flow from the department to other appropriate service providers
• Prepares comprehensive Speech Language reports
• Makes recommendations for intervention
• Attends categorical eligibility meetings which involve presentation of evaluation results
• Consults and instructs school personnel and parents in the therapeutic management of students
• Writes and implements IEP's
• Maintains confidential records
• Provides documentation of progress and prepares evaluations
• Documents speech delivery services and prepares Medicaid documentation forms
• Provides formal/informal in-service to administrators, parents and teachers
• Travels to the various sites to provide services
• Attends necessary workshops and continuing education to maintain certification, and license
• Supervises and directs SLPAs per license requirements
• Performs other duties as assigned