Speech Pathologist

About the role

Elevate your career and your life! IMUA Family Services is looking for qualified, licensed Speech Language Pathologists to practice in a collaborative, supportive environment on the beautiful island of Maui.

Responsibilities

• Use a Primary Service Provider Approach and Coaching when working with families and children.
• Knowledge of and experience with providing evidence-based practices in early childhood development including multi and trans-disciplinary service coordination across areas of expertise, assessment and service planning, diagnosis of specific therapeutic interventions, identification of adjunct service needs and the ability to effectively collaborate with others to assure access to interventions and services.
• Establishes a trusting relationship with families by initiating and maintaining regular participant contact.
• Facilitates and participates in the development, review and evaluation of service plans whenever appropriate with families and in compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
• Responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the service plan and is skilled in: Establishing relationships with individuals and families that maintain and promote their self-respect and encourage their independence. Assessing the progress of children and families regarding the service plan. Applying working knowledge of parent-child interaction and child development when working with families. Demonstrates observational skills, and uses observations of family dynamics to assist in developing ways to improve overall functioning of the child. Maintains confidentiality of child/family, agency records and all related information. Able to document observations and progress of child in a clear and concise way. Meets regularly with Supervisor to review child’s progress towards outcomes, goals and objectives. Maintains assigned caseload size while meeting hours required for the position. This size is adjusted according to program and client needs.
• Demonstrates ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers as part of a team, and professionalism in interpersonal staff relationships.
• Demonstrates: A commitment to empowering others to solve their own problems. The ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence. The ability to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service outcomes and to set appropriate limits. Demonstrates organizational skills and time management in independently managing work, caseload and related responsibilities. Recognizes need for professional intervention and makes appropriate and effective referrals. Works effectively with employees from other agencies and members of the community.
• Electronically enters data regarding client services.
• Communicates with team members to resolve questions, inconsistencies or missing information and data.
• Maintains client files, both paper and electronic, in an organized, sequential manner.
• Responds to inquiries regarding information collected and maintained.
• Accepts referrals via phone, fax, and email or in person for agency programs and direct referrals to the appropriate staff.
• Performs clerical duties, such as filing, photocopying, faxing, shredding and collating.
• Actively participates in committees, teams and task forces as required and directed by the agency.
• Conducts chart reviews for Quality Assurance and to meet National, Federal, State, County and Program Guidelines.
• Maintains productivity and billing rates as designated by IMUA Family Services.
• Maintains all health, sanitary and safety conditions.
• Provides information to families to access resources available through IMUA Family Services and the community.
• Plans individual and group activities to stimulate growth in all developmental domains of early childhood development.
• Instructs families and their children using developmentally appropriate practices (DAP).
• Uses best current practices in early childhood education to meet the care and learning needs of children.
• Maintains an active, functional, appropriate and inclusive environment.
• Maintains current health and safety practices, including safe diapering and toilet learning.
• Adheres to the Code of Ethical Conduct of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
• Reviews client files to obtain background information prior to evaluation to determine appropriate tests and to ensure that adequate information is available.
• Provides direct and consultative therapeutic services to children enrolled in IMUA programs according to policies and procedures and individual plans.
• Counsels and coaches family members with respect to the results of the evaluation and makes appropriate recommendations and referrals.
• Provides services for the habilitation in social, emotional, motor, adaptive, physical, behavioral and cognitive domains and developmental concerns associated with the domains.
• Refers appropriate children for medical or other professional services necessary to maximize the developmental progress of children with delays in all areas of development.
• Participates actively in meetings with other team members, including families and other medical or professional services in order to develop an individualized plan for assigned clients that meet clients' and their families' needs, interest and abilities.
• Provides family-centered direct, multi and transdisciplinary and consultative therapeutic services to children enrolled in IMUA programs according to policies and procedures and individual plans in order to prevent or minimize the impact of initial or future impairment, delay in development or loss of functional ability.
• Provides direct and consultative services with specific regard to any necessary adaptation of the environment and selection, design and fabrication of assistive technology to facilitate development and promote the acquisition of functional skills.
• Provides consistent and timely feedback regarding the progress and status of clients to other members of the team, including families.
• Maintains records as required by law and program policies and procedures including: Completes all screening, evaluation, assessment and Multidisciplinary evaluation reports and individualized service, home and family support plans, within the timelines established by written program policies. Documents all communication regarding the client (including phone calls, text messages, emails, team meetings, verbal communication and written correspondence) in daily notes. Completes all documentation necessary to accurately represent billable and non-billable services according to written program policies.
• Maintains productivity and billing rates as designated by IMUA Family Services.
• Maintains all health, sanitary and safety conditions.
• Provides curriculum, lessons, activities and material for individual and groupings.
• Provides parent training and consultation in the areas of child development, therapeutic interventions and other topics related to the individual’s specific discipline and developmental delays as needed.
• Provides services in Hana, on Lanai and Molokai as needed while demonstrating an understanding of cultural uniqueness.
• Presents a positive and professional image to client, families, staff, community agencies and visitors.
• Relates to clients and families in a warm, courteous and professional manner.
• Presents information and recommendations clearly and effectively and communicates in a constructive, supportive manner.
• Maintains a high level of professional knowledge and competency through participation in meetings, conferences, review of current literature and other learning activities to promote professional growth in child development, the individual’s specific discipline, early intervention and early childhood education.
• Acts as a consultant to educational, medical and other professional groups.
• Serves as a consultant to other professionals to incorporate child development therapy development activities into daily schedule.
• Attends and participates in regular agency and staff meetings, case conferences, in-service trainings and other meetings as required.
• Conducts in-service presentations at staff meetings on pertinent early childhood, special education and early intervention at the request of the Program Director.
• Participates as necessary in various fundraiser, other agency activities and meetings that serve to increase credibility and visibility of IMUA Family Services in the community.
• Maintains confidentiality of all records and information while following Federal, State and County laws.
• Completes document and chart reviews of client charts in order to meet quality and compliance as measured through the State of Hawaii Monitoring requirements.

  Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited university.
  • Licensed to practice in the state of Hawaii.
  • Experience working with children and families in early intervention settings.
  • Knowledge of and experience with providing evidence-based practices in early childhood development.
  • Ability to establish and maintain trusting relationships with families.
  • Proficiency in using a variety of assessment tools and techniques.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals and service providers.
  • Committed to empowering others to solve their own problems.
  • Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence.
  • Ability to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service outcomes and to set appropriate limits.
  • Commitment to professional growth and ongoing learning.
  • Ability to adhere to the Code of Ethical Conduct of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of all records and information while following Federal, State and County laws.
  • Ability to complete documentation necessary to accurately represent billable and non-billable services according to written program policies.
  • Ability to maintain productivity and billing rates as designated by IMUA Family Services.
  • Ability to maintain all health, sanitary and safety conditions.
  • Ability to provide services in Hana, on Lanai and Molokai as needed while demonstrating an understanding of cultural uniqueness.
  • Ability to present a positive and professional image to client, families, staff, community agencies and visitors.
  • Ability to relate to clients and families in a warm, courteous and professional manner.
  • Ability to present information and recommendations clearly and effectively and communicate in a constructive, supportive manner.
  • Ability to maintain a high level of professional knowledge and competency through participation in meetings, conferences, review of current literature and other learning activities to promote professional growth in child development, the individual’s specific discipline, early intervention and early childhood education.
  • Ability to act as a consultant to educational, medical and other professional groups.
  • Ability to serve as a consultant to other professionals to incorporate child development therapy development activities into daily schedule.
  • Ability to attend and participate in regular agency and staff meetings, case conferences, in-service trainings and other meetings as required.
  • Ability to conduct in-service presentations at staff meetings on pertinent early childhood, special education and early intervention at the request of the Program Director.
  • Ability to participate as necessary in various fundraiser, other agency activities and meetings that serve to increase credibility and visibility of IMUA Family Services in the community.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality of all records and information while following Federal, State and County laws.
  • Ability to complete document and chart reviews of client charts in order to meet quality and compliance as measured through the State of Hawaii Monitoring requirements.

  Benefits

  IMUA Family Services offers a work/life balanced approach and the ability to make a difference. Come and be a part of helping Maui Nui have a voice while you establish yours in paradise.

  Pay

  Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

  Schedule

  Full-time position with flexible scheduling to accommodate the needs of the community and the families we serve.