Job Description

Ladder Health, an innovative virtual care platform built alongside clinicians at Boston Children's Hospital, serves as an end-to-end developmental partner for children (0-6 years old) with developmental delays. Ladder offers an alternative to waitlisted state-based programs or private pay practices, guiding families through our developmental screener, clinical evaluations, and comprehensive virtual care with specialized therapists (PT, OT, SLP). Our platform supports a coordinated care plan with resources, HIPAA-compliant messaging, and integration with pediatric care teams. Ladder partners with pediatricians and community organizations to improve access and quality of care for families.

About You :

• Self-motivated pediatric Speech and Language Pathologist, ideally with telehealth experience, having worked in Early Intervention, school-based programs, or private practice
• Experience working with children (0-6) and their caregivers
• Up-to-date on evidence based practices and enthusiastic about use of technology to facilitate and augment care
• Passionate about caregiver guided intervention, strengths-based framing and play as therapy, and the impact early intervention support can have on children
• Flexible schedule to allow for convenient appointment times for busy families (e.g., some availability in early mornings and / or evening, and / or weekends
• License to practice inMassachusetts required
• Bilingual professional capabilities (English & Spanish) is preferred

Responsibilities :

• Perform virtualconsult / evaluation appointments with children and their families and use clinical decision making to determine need for ongoing support. Thorough review of medical history, developmental concerns, and goals for seeking support.
• Document clinically sound, personalized care plans and recommend therapy frequency (weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly)
• Facilitate therapy appointments with child and their caregiver(s). Communicate clearly with caregivers and educate them on activities and exercises so they can work with their child at home.
• Maintain up-to-date patient records including appointment summaries, progress monitoring, and other documentation
• Utilize the platform to recommend exercises / activities that caregivers can apply in between appointments to work toward therapy goals
• Work to improve the platform including review of developmental screener and associated escalation logic, expansion of exercises library, and other enhancements
• Responsive to the messaging portal to answer questions from users on a predetermined cadence
• Collaborate with other clinicians to ensure children and their families are receiving holistic care.

Benefits :

• Chance to work at an innovative, early-stage digital health company, with room for growth and opportunities for advancement
• Flexible hours with the ability to work part-time
• Opportunity to mold a new care delivery model and help the access gap for children who need developmental services but are unable to receive them today
• Hourly salary commensurate with experience

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