Speech Therapist

About the role

This position is best suited for an able and dedicated speech therapist to treat children with a variety of speech, language, and cognitive disorder problems and improve the function and independence of infants, children, and adolescents facing various health conditions. Your main responsibility as a pediatric speech therapist will be to support and care for children and their families who have difficulties with communication, eating, drinking and swallowing.

What you'll do

Perform comprehensive diagnostic evaluations on children, adolescents, and/or adults. Analyze, interpret, and document evaluation results. Develop patient care plan with short and long-term goals. Maintain all records in compliance with regulations, reimbursement requirements, and job responsibilities Plan and provide individual and /or group therapy according to individual needs and goals.

Perform routine documentation of client performance, adjusting goals and treatment as needed and determine discharge care plans as appropriate. Provide family education and training to assist in carryover of skills into a client’s daily living environment. Communicate with other professionals such as physicians, psychologists, social workers, behavior therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and recreation therapists with signed release of information.

Team with parents and /or other team members in a therapy session, as appropriate. Make appropriate referrals for additional services such as psychiatry, psychology, dentistry, audiology, behavior therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and educational therapy. Supervise aids/volunteers, other Speech-Language Pathologists and/or Speech Language Pathologists Assistants as assigned.

Maintain compliance with state and federal policies, California state board for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers, and ASHA. Participate in in-services and /or parent education training programs, as appropriate.

Qualifications

A master's degree in speech-language pathology/communicative disorders or equivalent from an accredited college or university. Valid California license as a Speech-Language Pathologist issued from the California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board. Current CPR certification Current driver’s license and auto insurance At least 2 years' experience as a pediatric speech therapist within the last 5 years preferred, but a strong candidate with less experience will be considered.

Pediatric experience required. Compliant with state healthcare regulatory requirements. Possess up-to-date knowledge of treatment practices and speech therapy programs. Excellent interpersonal communication skills. Ability to take care of clients with different personalities. Ability to show compassion and empathy toward each family’s individual circumstances Comfortable using a computer for various tasks.

Ability to assess patient conditions and work with treatment plans About Coastal Kids Home Care Coastal Kids Home Care is a nonprofit delivering the most comprehensive home-based pediatric care in California, tailored to the needs of local families and communities. We offer: ​ Skilled nursing and shift care Physical and occupational therapies Social work and care management Home-based palliative and end-of-life care Mental health counseling​ By bringing expert care into the home, Coastal Kids improves children’s quality of life, supports caregivers, strengthens family wellbeing, and offers a more cost-effective alternative to repeated hospital stays.