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Job Description We are seeking a Speech Language Pathologist to join our team! You will evaluate and treat patients with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Responsibilities: • Identification of children with communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and delays in development of communication skills, including the diagnosis and appraisal of specific disorders and delays in those skills;, • Referral for medical or other professional services necessary for the habilitation or rehabilitation of children with communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and delays in development of communication skills;, • Provision of services for the habilitation, rehabilitation, or prevention of communicative or oropharyngeal disorders and delays in development of communication skills;, • Develops evaluation and rehabilitation plans for children with speech and feeding delays/disorders/impairments;, • Uses a wide variety of modalities to provide treatment focusing on improving sound production, speech, language development, articulation, and feeding therapy;, • Evaluates child’s cognitive and social aspects of speech delay, limitations and sensory integration with regards to challenging behavior and ineffective social skills;, • Performs and documents evaluation of child referred using evaluative techniques to diagnose speech delays/disorders/impairments;, • Administers standardized evaluation tests/assessments as primary or generalist evaluator within a team - with regards to five functional domains of growth and development – Communication (receptive and expressive), Physical (fine and gross motor), Cognitive (thinking and reasoning), Social Emotional and Adaptive (self-help skills);, • Establishes and implements long-term and short-term therapy goals, treatment strategies and methods to aid in the treatment/remediation of the delays/disorders/ impairments;, • Collaborates with the child’s family and team to provide intervention to meet the developmental, educational, functional and medical speech therapy needs;, • Carries out plans to meet the needs of the child and family and routinely reviews the child’s progress/delays with team members and supervisor;, • Consults with physicians and other health care and educational professionals and paraprofessionals as a member of a multidisciplinary team in developing and implementing appropriate therapeutic approaches;, • Develops and implements remediation programs on an individual and/or group basis based on evaluative data and behavioral objectives for each child;, • Provides therapy using various assistive technologies, augmentative communication devices, ASL, or adaptive feeding devices;, • Provides communication based therapeutic strategies/techniques to parents / guardians / family / daycare providers to increase their own capacity and confidence in their ability to help the child improve functional development relating to the delay/disorder/impairment;, • Observes and measures progress of child receiving service;, • Establishes and maintains professional contacts with relative outside agencies to further benefit the overall treatment of children and families;, • Visits houses of child, parents/guardians, family, daycare providers and works to establish services according to child/family needs;, • Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email and database software in performing work assignments;, • Prepares a variety of reports, including computer-based reports as required;, • Accesses protected educational and health information in accordance with departmental assignments and guidelines;, • Maintains a variety of case management related records;, • Reviews existing case records for available information for use in formulating need/plan of service in collaboration with other team members;, • Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State approved College or University with a master’s degree in speech therapy AND one (1) year of full-time paid (or the equivalent part-time) post-licensure experience specifically performing speech therapy with children aged birth to five years; AND, • Licensure and current registration to practice as a Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and certificate of Teacher of the Speech and Hearing-Impaired in accordance with § 159 of the NYS Education Law; AND, • Possession of a current American Red Cross Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer C.P.R. or equivalent certification

Job Description We are seeking a Physical Therapist to join our team! You will plan physical rehabilitative programs to improve patient quality of life. Responsibilities: • Develops evaluation and rehabilitation plans for children with physical delays, disorders, and/or impairments;, • Uses a wide variety of modalities to provide treatment focusing on improving gross and fine motor skills, balance and coordination, strength and endurance as well as sensory processing/integration of the child;, • Evaluate child’s cognitive and social aspects of physical delay, limitations and sensory integration with regards to challenging behavior and ineffective social skills, • Performs and documents evaluation of child referred using evaluative techniques to diagnose physical delays, disorders and/or impairments;, • Administers standardized evaluation tests/assessments as primary or generalist evaluator within a team - with regards to five functional domains of growth and development – Communication (receptive and expressive), Physical (fine and gross motor), Cognitive (thinking and reasoning), Social Emotional and Adaptive (self-help skills);, • Establishes and implements long-term and short-term therapy goals, treatment strategies and methods to aid in the treatment/remediation of the delay, disorder and/or impairment;, • Collaborates with the child’s family and team to provide intervention to meet the developmental, educational, functional and medical physical therapy needs;, • Formulates and carries out plans to meet the needs of the child and family and routinely reviews the child’s progress/delays with team members and supervisor;, • Consults with physicians and other health care and educational professionals and paraprofessionals as a member of a multidisciplinary team in developing and implementing appropriate therapeutic approaches;, • Develops and implements remediation programs on an individual and/or group basis based on evaluative data and behavioral objectives for each child;, • Provides therapy using various assistive technologies such as prone standers, gait trainers, mobile positioning systems, orthotics and various specialized techniques including sensory integration;, • Provides strength based therapeutic strategies/techniques to parents / guardians / family / daycare providers to increase their own capacity and confidence in their ability to help the child improve functional development relating to the delay, disorder and/or impairment;, • Observes and measures progress of child receiving service;, • Establishes and maintains professional contacts with relative agencies to further benefit the overall treatment of child and family;, • Visits houses of children, parents/guardians, family, daycare providers and works to establish services according to child/family needs;, • Uses computer applications or other automated systems such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email and database software in performing work assignments;, • Prepares a variety of reports, including computer-based reports as required;, • Accesses protected educational and health information in accordance with departmental assignments and guidelines;, • Maintains a variety of case management related records;, • Reviews existing case records for available information for use in formulating need and plan of service in collaboration with other team members;, • Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State approved College or University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree AND, • Licensure and current registration to practice as a Licensed Physical Therapist in NYS; AND