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Mission Statement
At Sunshine State Speech Specialists, we are committed to providing you and your loved ones of all ages exceptional care in a compassionate and friendly atmosphere. We are dedicated to providing the highest quality Speech and Occupational Therapy to enable each person to reach their full potential to communicate effectively and perform activities of daily living through comprehensive assessment and evidence-based treatment, tools, and resources. We believe in a family-centered approach to assist patients to gain independence and achieve success

Services

Speech

speech therapy is a type of treatment that helps children improve their communication and language skills. It is aimed at addressing delays and disorders in expressive/receptive language, articulation, oral motor dysfunction, apraxia of speech, social language, fluency (stuttering), feeding and swallowing, and cognitive skills

Occupational Therapy

occupational therapy is a type of treatment that helps children improve their daily life by addressing delays and disorders in fine motor skills, cognitive skills, social and emotional skills, activities of daily living, and skills needed for education . It is often recommended for children with congenital conditions that affect their physical or cognitive function, developmental delays, neurological conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or cerebral palsy, and injuries that require using adaptive equipment like prosthetics or mobility devices .

Insurances
  • Ambetter
  • Cigna
  • Children's Medical Service (CMS)
  • Molina
  • Simply Healthcare
  • Tricare
  • United Health Care

Contact

  • 6965 Piazza Grande Ave suite 208, Orlando, FL, USA

Jobs

SLP (part time)

Orlando, FL, USA - 54353
  • Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
  • Master's or doctoral degree with a major emphasis in speech-language pathology
  • Completed a supervised clinical practicum (300 clock hours)
  • Completed nine months of full-time professional experience or its part-time equivalent
  • Passage of the Educational Testing Service Praxis Series Examination
  • Completed a course on HIV and acquired immune deficiency syndrome 
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  • Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
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  • Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
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  • Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
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  • Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
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  • Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
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  • Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
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  • Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
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  • Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
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  • Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
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  • Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
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  • Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.
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  • Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
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  • Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
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  • Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.
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  • Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.
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  • Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
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  • Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.
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  • Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
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  • Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
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  • Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
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  • Supervise students or assistants.
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  • Communicate with non-speaking students, using sign language or computer technology.
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  • Evaluate oral motor function in infants.
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  • Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
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Occupational Therapist (PRN)

Orlando, FL, USA - 3532
Assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays. Use therapeutic techniques, adapt the individual's environment, teach skills, and modify specific tasks that present barriers to the individual.
  • You must earn a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an American Occupational Therapy
    Association (AOTA) or the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (AOTE) certified school.
  • Performed at least 6 months of occupational therapy work experience under the direct supervision of a licensed Occupational therapist.
  • Pass a criminal background check.
  • You must complete a two hour course on Preventing Medical Errors.
  • Pass the NBCOT OTR examination.
  • To renew your license, you must complete 20 hours of CEU during every two year licensure period.
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  • Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.
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  • Complete and maintain necessary records.
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  • Plan, organize, and conduct occupational therapy programs in hospital, institutional, or community settings to help rehabilitate those impaired because of illness, injury or psychological or developmental problems.
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  • Plan and implement programs and social activities to help patients learn work or school skills and adjust to handicaps.
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  • Select activities that will help individuals learn work and life-management skills within limits of their mental or physical capabilities.
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  • Evaluate patients' progress and prepare reports that detail progress.
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  • Train caregivers in providing for the needs of a patient during and after therapy.
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  • Lay out materials such as puzzles, scissors and eating utensils for use in therapy, and clean and repair these tools after therapy sessions.
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  • Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs or coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities.
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  • Design and create, or requisition, special supplies and equipment, such as splints, braces, and computer-aided adaptive equipment.
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  • Recommend changes in patients' work or living environments, consistent with their needs and capabilities.
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  • Develop and participate in health promotion programs, group activities, or discussions to promote client health, facilitate social adjustment, alleviate stress, and prevent physical or mental disability.
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  • Provide training and supervision in therapy techniques and objectives for students or nurses and other medical staff.
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  • Help clients improve decision making, abstract reasoning, memory, sequencing, coordination, and perceptual skills, using computer programs.
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  • Conduct research in occupational therapy.
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  • Advise on health risks in the workplace or on health-related transition to retirement.
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  • Provide patients with assistance in locating or holding jobs.
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