Speech Language Pathologist

ABOUT THE ROLE: The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is responsible for providing speech therapy services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Helping Hands Outpatient Clinic.

SCHEDULE AND COMPENSATION:

• Onsite position weekdays.
• 40 hours per week.
• Salary range $60000$68540/year (exempt).
• Salary based on skills and experience.
• Quarterly bonus potential.
• 403b retirement plan with up to a 4 company match.

ABOUT US:Helping Hands mission is to transform the lives of all connected to Helping Hand through genuine care and education. So that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are equally valued in all communities! Established in 1955 Helping Hand is proud to serve over 70 surrounding communities by providing accredited and licensed Adult Programs as well as an ISBEapproved nonpublic Therapeutic Day School.

Helping Hand has been awarded Best and Brightest Places to Work for both Chicago and the Nation for 6 years in a row! This award is a reflection of the incredible talent and commitment shown by our HH team members every day.

HELPING HAND PERKS:

• Traditional medical (BCBS of IL) dental and vision insurance.
• Supplemental and voluntary benefits available with employerpaid Group Life/AD&D STD and LTD.
• Team member appreciation events and recognition throughout the year
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid personal days after 1 year of service
• Accrued paid sick time
• Employee Assistance Programs

A TYPICAL DAY FOR YOU AT HH:

• Provide direct speech language pathology services including hearing screenings to clients across the lifespan throughout Helping Hands outpatient clinic day program and/or residential program.
• Demonstrate genuine care and compassion for all clients; build rapport with families and caregivers.
• Complete evaluations daily notes treatment plans progress reports as required and annual reevaluations for all clients on caseload; complete all documentation ethically accurately and timely; coordinate with billing coordinator and Associate Director of Clinical Services to complete insurance authorizations.
• Collaborate with supervisor to maximize billing and client care and participate in formal supervision with supervisor at least monthly.
• Collaborate with outpatient clinic team to strive for continued expansion and improvement of clinical services to best serve clients with developmental disabilities.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to provide continuity of client care.
• Provide home programming and training to parents/guardians/caregivers to ensure carryover of therapy; provide parent education in a genuine and supportive way.
• Work with front desk staff to maintain prompt appointment schedule.
• Maintain a caseload of 35 clients/week with an average billing expectation of 120 hours/month; eligible for quarterly bonus incentives based on billable hours.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of outpatient clinic treatment spaces; work with Associate Director to create functional spaces for outpatient clinic team.
• Manage therapy equipment; complete maintenance requests for broken or damaged equipment in partnership with supervisor.
• Provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive/receptive language or speech sound disorders.
• Attend monthly staff meetings and meet with fellow team members as needed to support client goals.
• Provide inservice training to staff and others as appropriate to advance knowledge.
• In partnership with the Associate Director participate in and/or plan parent educational presentations related to speech language pathology services and treatment as well as Helping Hands clinical services.
• Support and participate in Helping Hand agency fundraising and education initiatives such as annual gala holiday events 5k etc.
• Ensure the rights of clients are protected and services are provided to the highest level of quality.
• Meet quality and compliance requirements as set forth by Helping Hand DHS IDPH CARF and other pertinent regulations including the fulfillment of all necessary training requirements.
• Observe precautions and procedures to protect the security of protected health information in compliance with HIPAA guidelines.
• Work on a multidisciplinary team with other clinicians serve as an active member of the care team for clients and attend client IDT meetings as needed.
• Must attend all team/agency meetings as scheduled and actively participate in agency committees such as Intake HRC/BMC etc. as assigned.
• Maintain a regular work schedule along with being available and dependable during varying hours including evening and weekends in accordance with the positions needs.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner by meeting deadlines.
• Other duties as assigned.

LAND THIS OPPORTUNITY BY HAVING:

Education:

• Masters or doctorate degree in speech language pathology.
• Current unrestricted active speech language pathology license with the state of Illinois.
• Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) through the American SpeechLanguageHearing Association (ASHA) or Clinical Fellow (CF).

Experience:

• Experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Skill Sets:

• Proficient and comfortable with technology such as Microsoft Office Teams Zoom etc.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Exceptional problemsolving and time management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask and prioritize multiple urgencies as required.
• Valid drivers license with an acceptable driving record with proof of ongoing personal motor vehicle insurance.
• Must be able to selftransport to work and site visits.
• Must be able to maintain client confidentiality.
• Desire to take leadership and initiative in all aspects of the job.
• Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and flexibility to adapt to changes throughout the day.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively with the entire team to ensure safe and efficient delivery of services while utilizing strong conflict management and team building skills.
• Ability to promote and adhere to company values.
• A commitment to a diverse inclusive and equitable work environment.
• Ability to fulfill all necessary training requirements of the agency including but not limited to crisis management (crisis management training includes deescalation strategies and physical management techniques).

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• The person in this position may encounter clients exhibiting physical aggression; must be comfortable working in periods of crisis and feel comfortable deescalating individually or as a team.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to assist clients/students access file cabinets office machinery etc.
• The ability to observe details at a close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Consistently position self to maintain files in cabinets or assist clients/students.
• The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in all situations.
• Must be able to follow Helping Hand procedures during emergency situations and provide safety and security of individuals along with Helping Hand property.

Helping Hand welcomes diversity and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.