Job Summary

• To provide support, strategies, and appropriate intervention and supervision for the preschool staff, programs, and children and their families in the context of a preschool setting.

• PERFORMS DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES
  • Performs services in at least two of the three clinical areas Independent in all three areas: (ScreeningEarly Intervention, Preschool).
  • Consistently selects, utilizes, and accurately interprets appropriate, testing materials and or instrumentation based on presenting needs. Actively participates in research on potential updates, modifications and/or improvements to clinical departmental protocol/instrumentation/ testing /teaching methods.
• PROVISION OF SERVICE
  • Formulates child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within a trans-disciplinary context.
  • Implements child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within trans-disciplinary context.
  • Provides support for program staff to formulate and implement child specific long and short term goals consistent with IEP format within a trans-disciplinary context.
  • Demonstrates the ability to use IEP Direct and all other IEP programs and goals.
  • Utilizes strategies effectively based on IEP goals. Use of multimodality strategies. Modification of methods and interventions including but not limited to physical environment, daily routine, adult-child, child-child interactions. Selection and use of appropriate therapy materials. Demonstrates proficiency with use of strategies across 3 or more models i.e. center based, autism spectrum classrooms, related service, EI etc.
• COMMUNICATION
  • Demonstrates the ability to use a variety of strategies to communicate appropriate clinical information regarding caseload or other clinical assignment including but not limited to presentations, demonstrations, meetings, handouts.
  • Attends, schedules and conducts weekly classroom or treatment team meeting times with staff as assigned.
  • Schedules regular meeting times with families at least twice a year according to school program protocol.
  • Actively and consistently uses cooperative planning as a strategy for staff to staff communication including but not limited to participation on: (Classroom team, Site team, Core team, Best Practice team, and Diagnostic team).
  • Consistently exchanges information with parents including observations, scheduled conferences etc. and encourages parents to actively participate
  • Clearly communicates information at interagency and intra-agency meetings including to other staff, departments, and internal and external customers according to program protocol as directed.
  • Demonstrates knowledge of chain of command in a crisis and follows appropriate clinical and program response according to preschool protocols.
• Documentation - Clinical Documentation:
  • Completes documentation within established time frames including but not limited to diagnostic reports, progress notes, lesson plans, and annual reports according to program requirements and mandates
  • Submits log notes within the established time frame
  • Submits attendance within the established time frame. Completed documentation meets timeliness standards 91% of the time or greater.
• Participates in One Site Specialty In-service Program or Site -Based Assignment
  • Generates idea, plans, insures and appropriately measures project outcomes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• EXPERIENCE
  • Educational preparation.
  • Experience Preferred.
• EDUCATION
  • Bachelor's Degree in Special Education or related field.
• LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
  • NYS Certification in accordance with the requirements of the NYSED and program position requirements.

About Us:

MidHudson Regional Hospital

MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, is home to the mid-Hudson Valley's most advanced healthcare services. This 243-bed facility cares for more than 10,000 inpatients annually while performing an additional 325,000 outpatient procedures each year. MidHudson Regional Hospital operates the area's only Level II trauma center, is home to the Redl Center for Cancer Care and Center for Robotic Surgery, and is a destination hospital for patients with serious illnesses and injuries.