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Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist - Longview
Longview, TXPosted 6 days ago
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Job Description
Job Id:
8643
# of Openings:
1
What Sets Us Apart:
Family-Centric Approach: We're a family-owned company and driven by a heart for service, not just productivity. Our focus is on delivering exceptional care, not just meeting quotas.
Pediatric Feeding Speech Language Pathologist - Longview
Join Viva Pediatrics - Where Passion Meets Purpose!
Here, you're not just a number, you're a valued member of our patient-centered community. Experience a work environment where quality care triumphs and your voice matters
Here, you're not just a number, you're a valued member of our patient-centered community. Experience a work environment where quality care triumphs and your voice matters
What Sets Us Apart:
Family-Centric Approach: We're a family-owned company and driven by a heart for service, not just productivity. Our focus is on delivering exceptional care, not just meeting quotas.
Unparalleled Flexibility: Your life, your schedule. Enjoy the freedom to balance work with your personal commitments. Our part-time roles come with no after-school or minimum caseload requirements.
Empowering Leadership: Benefit from experienced therapy leaders who are not just bosses but mentors, guiding you towards excellence.
Efficient Systems in Place: Our intake and authorization teams streamline processes, making your work seamless and stress-free.
Ethical and Transparent: We pride ourselves on ethical practices with no waiting lists and a healthy growth model that encourages open dialogue and idea sharing.
Competitive Rewards: We recognize your hard work with competitive pay, acknowledging the value you bring to our team.
Independence Within a Supportive Network: Enjoy the freedom to make decisions backed by a team that is always there when needed.
Resources at Your Fingertips: Access to test kits, materials, and a state-of-the-art web-based EMR system to make your job easier.
We believe that offering a great culture leads to great care. Here is what our clients are saying:
Responsibilities:
- Provides speech therapy services to patients within assigned geographic areas for the purpose of building full time caseloads for incoming speech therapist hires
- Works with the marketing team to promote VIVA Pediatrics to potential referral sources
- Performs clinical assessment; Identifies patient needs and appropriateness of patient
- Document, prepare and complete a Plan of Care, progress notes, phone orders and other clinical record documentation on an ongoing basis. Revise the POC based on evaluation, ongoing assessment data
- Applies concepts of infection control and universal precautions in coordinating/performing patient care activities to prevent contamination and transmission of disease
- Accepts clinical assignments that are consistent with education and competence to care for patients
- Performs and oversees other team members, when applicable, in the performance of patient care that is consistent with patient’s needs and desires
- Meets mandatory continuing education requirements of the agency/licensing board
- Provides appropriate plan, treatment, and evaluation for speech, language, cognitive and swallowing disorders with appropriate tests and measurements. Maintain pertinent records of specific tests performed and progress made
- Educates patient/family concerning patient deficits, ways to facilitate communication and feeding, and appropriate discharge plans through family members
- Demonstrates commitment, professional growth and competency
- Promotes Agency mission and administrative policies
- Helps with interview process for clinical side of new therapist
- Helps with mentoring other speech therapists as needed
- Available to other therapists for clinical questions as needed
- Reviews notes and evals
- Responsible for developing training programs and training other speech therapists as needed
- Ability to do heavy lifting, bending, pulling, pushing and standing. Prolonged standing and walking required
- Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs and to meet patient/family individualized psychosocial needs
- Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity
- Uses effective interpersonal relations and communication skills
Requirements:
- Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited college or university
- Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- 3 or more years of experience in pediatric speech therapy
- Ability to supervise Clinical Fellows and/or Speech Therapy Assistants
- Current Texas State License in Speech-Language Pathology
- Feeding therapy experience
- Current Texas Driver’s License
- Proof of current CPR and Hepatitis profile
- Reliable transportation and valid and current auto liability insurance
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary insurance (accident & critical illness)
Join us at Viva Pediatrics, where your career is more than a job - it's a journey of growth, support, and purpose. Apply now and be a part of a team that's making a difference, one child at a time!
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