Speech/Language Coordinator at Handicapped Childrens Association in Johnson City, New York

Job Description:

Position Overview:
Provide under general supervision of the Clinical Director, coordination of the Speech/Language department activities. Responsible for supervising Speech/Language department staff to ensure a consistent level of care and continuity in policy and procedures.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Participate in the hiring process and ensures the orientation of new staff and ongoing training for all staff is maintained.
Performs annual staff evaluations for Speech Therapists.
Monitors and analyzes work methods, scheduling, and staffing to assure a high level of service quality and cost-effectiveness. Recommends changes as appropriate to Clinical Director.
Performs hearing or speech and language assessments regarding pertinent medical and developmental history, assessment of articulation, receptive and expressive language, fluency, voice, and feeding and/or swallowing using standardized assessment tools as well as clinical observations, and caregiver/teacher interviews.
Makes professional recommendations on the basis of evaluation results, regarding the need for speech therapy services. Establishes goals and objectives for each child, which are functional and measurable.
Plans and implements appropriate treatment programs, based on the established goals and objectives, using sound treatment practices including, but not limited to, techniques to address: articulation/phonology, receptive and expressive language, voice disorders, stuttering/dysfluency, auditory processing, phonological awareness, augmentative and alternative communication, oral-motor dysfunction, dysphagia (swallowing/feeding disorders).
Prepare written reports and document treatment sessions with goals, activities, response to treatment, and progress, in a clear, concise, and timely manner in daily notes/logs. Submits agency billing documentation of encounters, verification, and time sheets, as appropriate.
Oversight of students studying communication disorders, as needed, in a manner that complies with the America Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and/or New York State Education Department standards, in meeting with and observing the student on a regular basis to review treatment plans and to provide professional collaboration in the development of treatment programs, as well as review of all paperwork.
Ensure the department maintains a safe, clean, organized, professional work environment both in the treatment areas and the office spaces.
Conduct monthly reviews of therapist's billing paperwork.
Responsible for inventory of supplies and equipment. Requisitions and prioritize equipment needs.
Assist the director with development of new department programs, policies, and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned.