Chicago, IL - Speech and Hearing ConsultantHiring Department: Division of Specialized Care for ChildrenLocation: Chicago, IL USARequisition ID: 1028047FTE: 1Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pmShift: Days# of Positions: 1Workplace Type: Hybrid Posting Close Date: 1/2/2025Salary Range (commensurate with experience): $53,560 - $62,770About the University of Illinois ChicagoUIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent Best Colleges rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.The University of Illinois Chicago offers a very competitive benefits portfolio. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.Position SummaryThe DSCC Core Program Speech and Hearing Consultant provides care coordination services to families eligible for DSCC services within a particular geographic area and provides consultation to other members of the multi-disciplinary team utilizing skills and knowledge acquired from academic training and professional experience.Duties & Responsibilities
Provides care coordination services: Develops a care coordination plan that is family-centered, community based and coordinated. Facilitates the implementation of the care coordination plan. Monitors the care plan activities. Revises the care coordination plan to address the changing and ongoing concerns and priorities of the family. Coordinates all available health care benefits.Identifies children eligible for DSCC services: Determines general eligibility for each assigned case. Determines medical eligibility for each assigned case. Assists in the completion of the financial application process for each assigned case.Enters, prepare, transmits, updates, scans and uploads information/documents in electronic records: Demographic and medical social data from applicants/recipients, families including completing forms and letters in support of care coordination services. Receives, processes and routes incoming/outgoing written applicant/recipient correspondence, reports, etc.Participates as a member of the Core Regional Office multi-disciplinary team: Complies with University, Division and Regional Office policy and procedures. Provides state-of-the-art discipline based expertise to the Core Program Regional Office multi disciplinary team. Maintains an area of speech/language/audiological expertise in support of the Core Regional Office multi-disciplinary team.Promotes interagency collaboration and an organized network of integrated services: Provides community education programs regarding DSCC services. Participates in developing and/or implementing a networking plan for the Core Program Regional Office.Participates in family-centered, community based clinics: Coordinates all assigned DSCC clinics. Participates as a Speech and Hearing Consultant team member.Participates in special projects impacting DSCC: Participates in agency committees/projects on a regional or statewide basis. Participates in DSCC sponsored interagency programs. Performs other duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology, Audiology, or Communication Disorders
- Two (2) years of experience planning and developing speech and hearing programs and that included one year of clinical practice (clinical fellowship year).
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