Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Title: Speech Language Pathologist Assistant (SLPA)

Reports to: Department Manager

Location: Bellevue, WA

Who We Are:

ICAN is a therapist-owned and operated multidisciplinary clinic with 2 locations in Bellevue, Washington. We are committed to the best hope and future for children, serving a diverse pediatric population from birth to 18 years.

Job Summary:

ICAN is looking for a team-oriented Speech Language Pathologist with a passion for working with children to join our multi-

disciplinary team. The ideal candidate wants to work in a dynamic environment, values collaboration with other professionals, is innovative and seeking opportunities to develop and lead programs and grow in your field. Our clinicians play a vital role in collaborating across each patients’ team including our patient experience representatives and patient account specialists to ensure each of ICAN’s patients receives high quality, individualized, wrap-around care.

Essential components of this position are listed below but subject to change at the discretion of ICAN. This job description describes essential job functions but does not provide an exhaustive list of duties that may be assigned.

Responsibilities and Duties:

•Maintain timely completion of all required clinical documentation

•Collaborate and cooperate with multidisciplinary team to maximize quality comprehensive care

•Provide parent training and support as needed

•Assess for and order orthotics, assistive devices, and/or adaptive equipment as necessary

Competencies/Soft Skills:

•Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

•Maintains patient, team member and employer confidentiality. Comply with all HIPAA regulations.

•Customer-service Oriented – Calm, professional, and responsive to patients and others. Able to meet patients and others

   needs while following office policies and procedures. Customer service comes down to caring

•Professional and patient with a people-first attitude

•Detail Oriented – Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task

•Able to adapt easily to changing conditions and work responsibilities

•Displays a positive attitude and is a positive agent for change

•Collaborative with peers across departments to achieve strategic goals

•Knowledgeable of services and programs available to patients

•Able to execute tasks and objectives under stressful situationsTherapist/Provider Metrics:

•Rate of Arrival

•Documentation Completion

•Annual Goal achievement

Qualifications:

•Bachelors degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders or an Associates degree from a Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program

•Knowledge of and adherence to HIPAA regulations

•Active license to practice in state of practice

•Experience with pediatric populations

Essential Functions:

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents. Ability to respond

effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or

innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on

controversial or complex topics to top management, and/or public groups.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and

practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in its

most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

1. Requires prolonged sitting or standing, often on the floor or child sized furniture and quick

transitions from sitting to standing positions

2. Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials

3. Requires ability to utilize quick body movements

4. Requires ability to walk and run, if necessary, this includes on stairways

5. Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching

6.Able to work in noisy and crowded environments

7. The employee should be able to lift, safely block or move a child up to 50 pounds

8.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to focus

***Not all job responsibilities are reflected in this job description. This job description is subject to change based on the organization's needs. ***