Speech Language Pathologist – Covenant Case Management Services – Mint Hill, NC

Provide expertise, training and technical assistance to assist family members, support staff and other natural supports in assisting participants with developmental disabilities who have long term intervention needs. Under this model, family members and other paid/unpaid caregivers are trained by a Recreational Therapist (with I/DD experience) on specific leisure/recreational needs of the individual, consistent with the Individual Support Plan. This service will also be utilized to allow the LIP (Licensed Independent Professional) to be an integral part of the Individual Support Team to participate in team meetings and provide additional leisure/recreational consultation and support for participants whose medical and behavioral/psychiatric needs are extreme or complex. The participant may or may not be present during service provision. The professional and support staff can bill for their service time concurrently.

Activities covered are:

1. Observing the participant to determine needs;

2. Assessing any current interventions for effectiveness;

3. Developing a written intervention plan;

4. Intervention plan will clearly delineate the interventions, activities and expected outcomes to be carried out by family members, support staff and natural supports;

5. Training of relevant persons to implement the specific interventions/support techniques delineated in the intervention plan and to observe, record data and monitor implementation of therapeutic interventions/support strategies;

6. Reviewing documentation and evaluating the activities conducted by relevant persons as delineated in the intervention plan with revision of that plan as needed to assure progress toward achievement of outcomes;

7. Training and technical assistance to relevant persons to instruct them on the implementation of the participant’s intervention plan;

8. Participating in team meetings; and/or

9. Tele-consultation through use of two-way, real time-interactive audio and video between places of lesser and greater clinical expertise to provide behavioral and psychological care when distance separates the care from the participant.

Skills & Qualification

Recreational Therapist are required to:

Complete criminal background check (no health and safety risk to individuals).
Not be listed in the North Carolina Health Care Abuse Registry
Be qualified in the customized need of the participants as described in the Individual Support Plan
Hold appropriate education and North Carolina State License or Board Certification required for Specialty.

Equipment

Recreational Therapist must have:

Personal Computer
Microsoft Office (Word & Excel)
Have consistent, reliable access to the internet.

Valid driver license

Credential, Certification & Experience

Recreational Therapist must:

Be Licensed or Board Certified in North Carolina.
Have an active NPI # and NC Tracks profile affiliated with CCMS
Have updated CAQH profile/number
Ability to complete Enrollment/Credentialing Process for MCO (with assistance from our agency)
Professional Liability $1mil/$3mil (provide the individual’s policy with MCO listed as “Additionally Insured” and “Certificate Holder”).
“Qualified Professional” experience with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), Autism Disorder, and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Familiarity with NC Innovations Waiver (preferred, but not required)