Speech-Lang Pathologist
Speech-Lang Pathologist
Requisition ID
req37675
Working Title
Speech-Lang Pathologist
Position Grade
14
Position Summary
The Center for Development and Disability (CDD), established in 1990, is New Mexico's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service. These centers, authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, build the capacities of states and communities to respond to the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
This Speech Language Pathologist will be part of an interdisciplinary team providing developmental and diagnostic evaluations for children ages birth to 5. This position requires experience in the evaluation and treatment of autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities, familiarity with state systems of care. Effective oral and written communications skills are required to share evaluation findings and recommendations to families and other providers. The position requires knowledge and experience with standard evaluation methods as well as informal assessment for language, speech, and social communication. The position also provides opportunities for clinical instruction and supervision, training, and consultation.
This position involves participation as member of an interdisciplinary evaluation team to conduct assessment of speech/language/communication skills in young children; participate in administration and scoring of autism diagnostic measures with psychologist team members; conduct staffing meetings with evaluation team members to determine diagnostic decisions; participate in feedback sessions with families to share diagnoses, rationale, and recommendations/next steps. These activities will be conducted primarily with Spanish-speaking families and young children 0-3. Complete required documentation around clinical evaluation tasks, including chart review, evaluation scoring, submission of billing and progress notes, and report-writing.
Support administrative team in triage decisions around monolingual and bilingual referrals for evaluations.
See the Position Description for additional information.
Conditions of Employment
- Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check.
- May be subject to credentialing process; must maintain credentialed status, if applicable.
- Must maintain certification status.
- Employees who provide services or work in patient care or clinical areas are required to be in compliance with the University's influenza vaccination requirement.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's degree in Speech Pathology or an equivalent discipline; at least 3 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.Certification/LicensureCertificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology; State of New Mexico Licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of Autism diagnostics and training in use of ADOS-2
Additional Requirements
Campus
Health Sciences Center (HSC) - Albuquerque, NM
Department
Pediatrics Center for Development (997H)
Employment Type
Staff
Staff Type
On-Call
Term End Date
Status
Non-Exempt
Pay
Hourly: $45.42
Benefits Eligible
This is not a benefits eligible position.
ERB Statement
As a condition of employment, eligible employees working greater than .25 FTE as determined by the New Mexico Education Retirement Act must make mandatory retirement contributions. For more information, review the Benefits Eligibility at a Glance grid.
Background Check Required
For Best Consideration Date
Eligible for Hiring Incentive
No
Eligible for Remote Work
No
Eligible for Remote Work Statement
Application Instructions
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