Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
Shoreline, WA
Job: DSHS Speech Language Pathologist 2
Salary: $74,376.00 – $100,008.00 Annually
King County – Shoreline, WA
Job Type: Full Time – Permanent
Do you enjoy the personal rewards that come with being a active, productive, contributing member of a team that is driven to succeed ? The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist 2 to join the team at Fircrest Residential Habilitation Center. Located in Shoreline Washington, it is surrounded by 88 acres of quiet natural beauty, yet easily accessible by car or public transportation. We welcome you to join our community of hard-working professionals and offer competitive benefits, on the job training, meaningful work, and long-term career opportunities. This is a highly rewarding opportunity in which you will have a direct impact on the people around you, and they will be grateful for the support that you provide to them! Join us in our mission to Transform Lives!
At Fircrest we value the importance of work-life balance. We will consider opportunities to work 4/10s or work from home 1 day a week as you balance out your home and work to best suit your lifestyle. We now offer an additional 5% premium pay for each hour you are present for work.
Some of what you will do
The Speech Language Pathologist 2 will be primarily responsible for providing speech pathology services for individuals with intellectual disabilities as a professional member of an interdisciplinary team. Speech Language Pathologist 2 responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Developing, implementing, and supervising formal communication programs/interventions to address identified communication needs for each of the clients on your caseload
- Providing individual written assessments/evaluations for an intellectually disabled population with multiple disabilities as pertain to speech, language, or hearing disabilities
- Evaluating recommendations and monitoring clients with dysphagia. To achieve this, we will provide on-the-job training aimed at enhancing dysphagia skills.
- Work within an interdisciplinary team (IDT) and develop intervention/programs that support IDT-identified priorities; prioritize individual needs as determined by team consensus
- Designing and constructing adaptive equipment for communication
- Evaluating, acquiring, and programing communication devices
- Creating communication displays using Boardmaker or other graphic software
- Consulting with other professionals and staff on program development
What we’re looking for:
- Ability to provide communication-based behavior services to individuals with cognitive impairments exhibiting significant behavioral challenges complicated by communication needs
- Ability to coach and train caregivers, communication partners, and team members
- Ability to work as a collaborative team member
- Ability to perform informal, functional communication evaluations
- Ability to target functional, everyday communication skills
- Ability to provide dysphagia services, including: conduct clinical swallow evaluations, develop accommodations and interventions, make recommendations, and participate in MBS evaluations. In order to accomplish this, we will offer on-the-job training designed to improve dysphagia expertise.
- Ability to communicate with nonverbal clients
- Ability to effectively communicate with management, peers, clients, and the public as required to carry out the assigned duties of the position
- Ability to comprehend and effectively communicate all issues related to client care and facility operations
Who should apply?
Required Qualifications:
- A Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology or Communicative Disorders or documentation of American Speech-Language Hearing Association approved equivalent to the Master’s degree consisting of approved curriculum and student practicum hours.
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- A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years of experience as a speech pathologist or audiologist is preferred