Speech Language Pathologist Opportunity
Location: Woodward, IA (Just 35 minutes from Des Moines, IA)
Position: Immediate Full Time Opening
Setting: Inpatient - Intermediate Care Facility
Opportunity to support intellectually & developmentally disabled population at a residential care facility in Woodward, IA. Columbus offers a highly competitive annual salary and sign-on bonus for this position complemented by a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial needs along with providing flexibility, growth, and an overall work/life balance.
Salary Range: Highly Competitive
Sign-On Bonus: $1000
Shift Times: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Flex Time Off)
Benefits Offered:
- Cigna Medical/Dental/Prescription Insurance
- Vision Care
- Life Insurance with Buy-Up Option
- Professional Liability Insurance
- Short/Long Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k Retirement Savings Plan
- Reimbursement for Licensure/Certification
- Continuing Education Allowance
- Relocation Assistance
- Generous Time Off
- Health Advocacy Program
- Accident/Hospital/Cancer Plans
Facility Physical Environment: This facility offers a continuum of care to Iowans experiencing intellectual disabilities. Located a short distance to Des Moines, it provides residential services for individuals who have struggled to succeed in the community and assists community-based providers by providing assessments, training, and other technical support.
Essential Duties:
- Conducts evaluative tests and observations on residents to assess voice and fluency characteristics.
- Conducts articulation and vocabulary tests on residents to diagnose impaired articulation skills.
- Conducts expressive and receptive language tests on residents to evaluate language development and comprehension.
- Conducts oral-peripheral examinations on residents to identify structural and functional impairments.
- Writes monthly and annual reviews to document resident's progress.
- Utilizes equipment to conduct evaluative tests and carry out therapy programs.
- Constructs special materials and equipment to adapt therapeutic programs.
- Teaches residents to improve or develop communication skills.
- Instructs professional staff to facilitate treatment programs.
- Initiates the provision of medical or specialized services to residents.
- Attends treatment team meetings to facilitate an interdisciplinary treatment program.
Qualifications:
- Licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist by the Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology.
- Minimum of two years work experience as a Speech Language Pathologist.
- Experience working with intellectually or developmentally disabled population preferred.
About the Company: The Columbus Organization is a team committed to your professional success. As a leading national provider of health care professionals focused on serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental, and behavioral health challenges, we invite you to take your career to a whole new level with The Columbus Organization.
If you have already found the perfect job but perhaps know of someone who is still looking, Columbus offers a $1000 referral bonus for successful referrals.
The Columbus Organization
“Because Everyone Deserves A Meaningful Life”
We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer
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