Speech Language Pathologist Fellow

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary: The speech-language pathologist fellow is a skilled professional who has completed their required education and is now enrolled in a fellowship program to enhance their clinical skills and knowledge under the supervision of an experienced and licensed speech-language pathologist.

Specific Duties:

• Understands, follows, and complies with Federal, State, and agency regulations pertaining to the Rhode Island Early Intervention system as well as policy and procedures regarding health, safety, and well-being.
• Establishes and maintains an effective working partnership and consistent open communication with each family, EI team member, as well as medical and community partners.
• To perform screenings, evaluations, assessments, and make relevant intervention and service recommendations, including being an active participant as a member of the Early Intervention multidisciplinary team.
• Actively includes the family and other team members to develop IFSP outcomes that are family-owned, functional, measurable, within daily routines, and integrated across developmental domains.
• Provides evidence-based interventions by coaching caregivers with strategies for implementation into daily routines, every day activities, and natural environments.
• Uses interpersonal skills effectively and contributes professional knowledge within the EI team.
• Exhibits professional work habits and shows commitment to ongoing professional growth.
• Participation in regular supervision with a licensed speech/language pathologist to review cases, clinical decisions, and receive guidance on complex cases.
• To complete all Family Service and Early Intervention paperwork including forms and written documentation of all evaluations, IFSP outcomes, progress reports, communication with families, outside referral sources, physicians, etc, in accordance with established licensure requirements and The RI EI Certification Standards.
• When identified in child’s IFSP, assess, aid in measurement and/or fabrication, and provide written justification for adaptive equipment used to facilitate and enhance client mobility, positioning, and independent functioning.
• To participate in transition meetings, team coordination meetings, and any other meeting for a family as needed.
• Maintains productivity of at least 50 percent of hours worked per week. Hours worked per week do not include PTO/Holidays/Trainings.
• Provide confidential environment in home for telehealth services.
• Other duties as assigned or requested by EI management staff.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Master’s Degree from a Board approved school of Speech-Language Pathology and meet requirements for licensing by the RI Department of Health.
• Current RI driver’s license.
• Current auto insurance.
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Continuing Education Requirements:

• As needed to maintain Speech Pathologist Therapist licensure and meet personnel qualifications in the Rhode Island Early Intervention Certification Standards.
• Completion of Introduction to Early Intervention course.
• Maintain CPR/First Aid

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.