The Autism Center’s Seattle and Tacoma Satellite Clinic has an outstanding opportunity for a full time Speech and Language Pathologist – Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)/Continuing Education Specialist 1.
This position is for a period of 9 -12 months. This individual will work amongst a team of professionals, including licensed psychologists, speech-language pathologists, board certified behavior analysts, behavior technicians, occupational therapists, graduate students, and pre- and post-doctoral fellows primarily at our Seattle clinic. However, we also have a clinic in Tacoma and some work will be there. This CF position work schedule would be 1 day in Tacoma, 4 days in Seattle. The ideal CF will be willing to travel between Tacoma and Seattle clinic locations
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Direct clinical services and patient care activities (approximately 90% of workload):
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Provide speech/language/communication evaluations to children with ASD in order to identify target goals and intervention strategies using a variety of standardized and non-standardized methods. (10%)
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Provide speech/language/communication intervention to children with ASD including regularly assessing child’s speech/language/communication progress and modify goals as needed. (60%)
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Provide services in individual and group settings.
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Work with clients ranging in age from infants to adults, with the majority of services provided to preschool and school-age children.
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Feel comfortable administering customized treatment to children with a range of language skills and behavioral presentations.
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Develop treatment programs with the cooperation of UW and community practitioners and educators.
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Collaborate with other clinical team members in assessment and intervention.
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Provide consultation to families, community providers, and UWAC clinicians regarding a range of communication issues in the home and school settings to develop continuity of care.
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Involve client’s parents and/or families in treatment program.
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Complete initial client evaluation reports, treatment plans, progress reports, referral letters, and other administrative responsibilities in a timely manner. (20%)
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Keep appropriate records of services provided.
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Administrative duties (approximately 10% of workload)
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Coordinate with the billing office regarding services
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Coordinate with licensed/supervising SLP
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Coordinate with administration and support staff to meet billable expectations
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Keep and report service statistics for documentation and billing purposes
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- Experience and interest in working with autistic individuals and their families.
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Experience and interest in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
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Experience and interest in running group therapy
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Experience in the administration and scoring of the ADOS-2 modules 1-4
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May be willing to start part time and increase to full time after initial credentialing period (1-2 months).