Clinical Coordinator

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assist with planning for program needs and department needs assessments for preschool and birth to 3 programs.
• Orient and mentor therapists /clinicians, particularly early career professionals in developing clinical skills, judgement, learning and applying effective parent coaching strategies.
• Coordinate CFY and graduate intern supervision
• Maintain a small caseload.
• Oversee clinical scheduling and caseload assignments in collaboration with the EI and preschool Coordinators
• Ensure that therapists know and implement best practices for monitoring auditory, speech, and language developmental milestones for students, as well as counseling, education and training for parents, family and/or caregivers for in person and virtual service provision.
• Assist in developing or improving procedures related to onboarding new families, communication with outside therapists or audiologists, and practices to support enrolled families in collaboration with EI and preschool coordinators.
• Perform clinical review of session notes, progress reports, and evaluations as well as other internal documentation for services provided at Clarke NY.
• Oversee use of Easytrac,, ensure compliance with Medicaid in Education/School Supportive Health Program, IEPs and provision of service mandates, continuity of learning plans, and compliance with regulations and contractual requirements for services
• Assist with audit preparation related to Clarke NY Programs
• Provide ongoing support for staff by conducting observations and meetings with staff to assist them in the development of their general clinical skills and use of LSL strategies.

Other Duties:

• Lead evaluation protocol development, training, and implementation
• LSL mentor and training coordinator
• Coordinate parent workshops on related topics
• Coordinate and participate in 1:1 meeting with therapists, EI team meetings, speech case conferences, case reviews and parent meetings
• Additional responsibilities as assigned by the program director

Education, licenses, certifications, skills and experience

Required:

• New York State licensed SLP and certified TSLD
• ASHA certificate of clinical competence (ccc-SLP)
• Supervision and mentoring experience
• Experience with NYSED regulations, CPSE processes, EasyTrac and School Supportive Health Programs
• Experience with NYS and NYC Early Intervention Program, services, and regulations
• Experience with parent coaching best practices
• Experience with birth-5-year-old child development
• Experience providing listening and spoken language services to children who are deaf/hard of hearing and their families

Preferred:

• Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) certification
• Knowledge of the CPSE, turning 3 and turning 5 processes