Job Summary: A Speech Therapy Assistant who provides coordinated speech therapy to patients of all age groups under the supervision of a Licensed Speech Language Pathologist.
Job Qualifications:
Education: Graduate from a school of speech therapy assistant with a bachelor’s degree (or higher) with an emphasis in speech-language pathology and/or audiology.
Licensure: Current Texas State License to practice speech therapy.
Experience: One year experience as a Speech Therapy Assistant in an acute care or rehabilitation setting. Pediatrics and Home Health experience preferred.
Skills: Therapy skills as defined as generally accepted standards of practice. Good interpersonal skills. Proof of current CPR certification.
Transportation: Reliable transportation and valid auto liability insurance.
Environmental and Working Conditions: Works in patients’/clients’ homes in various conditions; possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases; Proof of current CPR, and Hepatitis profile; ability to work a flexible schedule; ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.
Physical and Mental Effort: Ability to do heavy lifting, bending, pulling, pushing and standing. Prolonged standing and walking required. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient needs and to meet patient/family individualized psycho- social needs. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.