Speech Pathologist NE

391 Myrtle Avenue Albany, NY 12208

Part time

71728

Department/Unit:

Counseling/Behavioral

Work Shift:

Per Diem (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$77,075.00 - $119,466.00

Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathologist:

We are looking for an energetic and enthusiastic SLP to join our Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics team. Our team is composed of Developmental Behavioral pediatricians, APPs, and pediatric nurses; pediatric psychologists; social workers, licensed mental health counselors; and case managers. The position includes speech/language evaluation reading assessments including dyslexia evaluations; feeding evaluations and therapy for ARFID (excluding swallow evaluations); speech therapy for high-risk infants; and room to grow additional SLP services for this population.

Feeding intervention is available for children (all ages) and caregivers of children with feeding difficulties secondary to ARFID or pediatric feeding disorder (feeding difficulties secondary to other conditions such as ASD, cleft lip/palate, etc.). Therapy involves behavioral intervention for oral aversions/restricted diet and skill-based deficits (difficulty chewing, swallowing, drinking from a straw or open cup, using a fork/spoon, etc.), as well as parent training in communication and behavioral strategies.

Literacy intervention for school-aged children and adolescents with difficulty reading and/or spelling. Intervention involves systematic, rule-based teaching of foundational reading skills of phonological awareness (letter/sound relationships, segmenting words by sounds and syllables, etc.) and rules of reading/spelling.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

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Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.

Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits (https://www.albanymed.org/careers/albany-medical-center-careers/employee-benefits-and-advantages/) including:

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers

• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient careand is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.

Albany Medical Center (https://www.albanymed.org/albany/) , along with Columbia Memorial Health (http://columbiamemorialhealth.org/) , Glens Falls Hospital (http://glensfallshospital.org/) , Saratoga Hospital (http://saratogahospital.org/) , and the Visiting Nurses (https://www.albanymed.org/visitingnurses/) , form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.