Early Interventionist-Hearing and Speech Center
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Job Location:
Knoxville, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Market Range: 10
Hiring Salary: $23.91/Hourly
THIS IS A PART-TIME GRANT FUNDED POSITION LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE TN (20 HOURS PER WEEK). THIS POSITION IS FUNDED UNTIL JUNE 30 2029.
JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Early Interventionist provides direct developmental therapy services in a home or community-based environment and/or virtually to children up to three years of age through a contract with the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS).
Responsibilities
- Provides direct patient care for program participants.
- Implement programs services with children and families using knowledge and strategies of Family Guided Routines Based Intervention (FGRBI).
- Implement family and caregiver training as part of service delivery.
- Completes routinely scheduled assessments.
- Manages program data using Tennessees Early Intervention Data System (TEIDS) related to grant requirements.
- Develops child-specific program objectives to support Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) goals utilizing information gained from assessments.
- Manage patient charts including session documentation correspondence records request letters to other professionals and maintain files in compliance with licensure regulations.
- Establishes and maintains collaboration with other professionals providing services for PLC clients.
- Attends PLC professional meetings; participates in activities to remain current with evidence-based practice needed for programming and to maintain grant requirements.
- Travel to home and community sites to provide services as indicated on the childrens IFSP.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:Associates Degree in Speech Language Pathology Early Childhood Special Education Early Childhood Education Child and Family Studies (child development) Early Intervention Deaf Education or Visual Disabilities Special Education K-12 Elementary Education Communication Disorders or related field. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)
EXPERIENCE:Four (4) years of documented experience working with children with disabilities 0-5 years of age and their families; ORBachelors Degree and two (2) years of documented experience working with children with disabilities 0-5 years of age and their families. Must have a valid Drivers License and car insurance. Child safety registry searches will be conducted (Required by TEIS).
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability and skill to provide assessment and treatment services to children with autism or related disorders.
- Knowledge of basic communication principles and parameters.
- Skilled in implementing clinical practices of speech-language pathology and attitudes of sensitivity to the needs of clients as members of larger familial cultural linguistic and social systems.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Time Management
- Acute Care
- HTTPS
- Speech Therapy
- Assistive Technologies
- Autism Experience
- Pediatrics Experience
- Home Care
- Interpretation
- Patient Service Experience
- Phone Etiquette
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