Discovering Expression Speech & Language

03/24/2022

02/16/2022

Discovering Expression is looking to add another SLP or CF-SLP to our team of skilled and diverse providers! Our clinic is committed to providing exceptional services to exceptional kids so that every child’s voice may be heard, and we value therapists that are flexible, fun, and compassionate so that we can continue providing the high level of care our community has come to expect from our team. Clinical fellows are encouraged to apply!

Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement matching
- Flexible schedule with 3-day weekends EVERY week!
- Competitive PTO (2+ weeks/year)
- Leadership and mentorship opportunities
- Company pays for annual WA licensure, ASHA certification, and ASHA learning pass
- Lucrative bonus structure based on weekly arrival rate of 85% or higher
- Salary starts at $65,000/year for clinical fellows

Please contact Caitlin Dibble, Clinic Director at caitlin@discoveringexpression.com for more information or to submit your resume. We can’t wait to meet you!

01/06/2022

A fast-growing private pediatric speech therapy practice is seeking a driven and personable front desk receptionist for our clinic in Hawks Prairie! Primary job duties will include initiating contact with patients and families to schedule appointments, re-schedule appointments, and maintain a high level of scheduled productivity for multiple providers. Previous experience in reception, front desk administration, call centers, and customer service is HIGHLY preferred. Candidates with experience working with children and/or disabilities preferred.

The scheduled hours for this position are Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 12:00pm (16 hours/week).

Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Answer telephone and schedule appointments on the computer.
- Greet patients and answer questions at check-in.
- Manage weekly schedules for multiple providers, striving to maintain a high level of scheduled productivity for each provider.
- Communicate with patients and families via phone, text, and email.
- Perform light cleaning tasks in lobby and treatment areas, as well as other administrative duties as needed.

08/24/2021

A fast-growing pediatric private practice is seeking a driven and personable front desk receptionist for our clinic in Hawks Prairie! This position is responsible for serving as the front desk receptionist for two pediatric practices within one building: Discovering Expression Speech & Language, and Behavior & Educational Supports Applied Behavioral Analysis. We are primarily looking for a candidate with previous experience in front desk and reception management, however, we value individual qualities and characteristics, and are willing to provide some training for the right candidate. The scheduled hours for this position are Monday through Thursday, 11:00am to 6:00pm, with an option to add Friday hours.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Answer telephone and schedule appointments on the computer.
- Greet patients and answer any questions regarding scheduling, insurance, and billing.
- Manage weekly schedules for multiple providers, striving to maintain a high level of scheduled productivity for each provider.
- Complete insurance benefit checks and authorizations.
- Perform monthly DSHS eligibility checks.
- Track and manage referrals through spreadsheets.
- Communicate professionally with doctors’ and other providers’ offices.
- Communicate with patients and families via phone, text, and email.
- Perform light cleaning tasks in lobby and treatment areas.

Benefits include:
- Competitive hourly rate ($18 - $23/hr depending on experience)
- Paid time off, including all major holidays
- Part-time schedule ranging from 28-36 hours per week
- Supportive and fun work environment

Qualifications:
- Strong background in customer service and medical office experience.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Preferred experience with scheduling software (Fusion, Theralytics), medical insurance and billing, and credentialing healthcare providers.
- Efficient and effective multi-tasker.
- Willingness to learn new tasks, ask for help when needed, and problem-solve independently.

If this sounds like you, please reach out and send us your resume - we can’t wait to work with you!

08/23/2021

Discovering Expression Speech & Language is looking for additional speech-language pathologists to join our team of diverse and skilled providers! Our clinic values work-life balance, growth in individuals and as a team, and meeting our patients and families exactly where they are at to help children learn and develop in a style that best fits them. We invite therapists to be a part of building community and helping develop the culture of our fast-growing clinic in the greater Olympia, WA area.

Benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Competitive annual salary
- Medical, dental, vision
- Retirement matching
- 2+ weeks PTO
- Sign-on bonus
- Flexible schedule
- Relocation assistance
- Opportunities for continuing education
- Collaborative work environment

Qualifications:
- Clinical fellows (CFs) encouraged to apply!
- WA State Licensure
- Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders (or similar)
- Preferred experience in telehealth, AAC, feeding & swallowing disorders, stuttering, and treatment of a variety of other disorders and impairments

Please contact our clinic director, Heather Houskeeper (heather@discoveringexpression.com) to learn more about this opportunity. We look forward to working with you!

01/27/2021

01/20/2021

Communication disorder facts.

01/18/2021

What is AAC? AAC is short for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Communication devices, systems, strategies and tools that replace or support natural speech are all known as AAC. These tools support a person who has difficulty using the physical movement of speech.

01/14/2021

Gliding is an extremely common phonological process. Most kids do this at some point as their speech develops. It is also one of the last processes to disappear. Some typical kids without speech disorders don't develop a correct /r/ until 8 years old.

01/12/2021

Toys don't have to be expensive to be educational. In fact, simple and open-ended items make great toys that also support language development. Use things you have around the house already. Kids love little containers and playing with cups. These are great items provide easy ways to create language opportunities.

1. Create a cup city! Use cars and drive through the town. Talk about spatial concepts like around, between, and through.
2. Make it into a microphone! This is a great activity for children who are just starting to link vowels and consonants together. Take turns saying short words/sounds into the cups "wow" "whoop" "buzz" "boop."
3. Hide different things under them. Take turns looking for matching objects under the cups. Talk about how objects are similar (bow and string are similar because you can tie them)
4. Stack them up! Practice turn taking and using short phrases like: stack up, one more, put on top, and fall down.

01/06/2021

I love this! Functional language is language that you need in different day-to-day situations. For example: greeting, introducing yourself, asking for or giving advice, explaining rules, apologizing, or agreeing/disagreeing. Sometimes children with social communication disorders need to be explicitly taught the rules of everyday social communication that their typical peers would just "pick up."

01/04/2021

Speech and language are two very different things!

Speech- the physical movement we use in our body to speak. It is a motor skill and includes articulation, fluency, and voice. These all relate to how we say sounds and words.

Language- refers to the words we use and how we use them to share our thoughts, wants,, and needs. Language is the system we use and it is very complex.

Language skills can include:
-Understanding multiple meaning words: Some words have more than one meaning. "Star" can be a bright object in the sky or someone famous.
-Morphology: Subtle changes in words can create completely different meanings (ex: Friend, friendly, and unfriendly).
-Rules on how to put words together: Correctly forming sentences like "She walked to the new store" instead of "She walk new store."
-And so much more!

12/22/2020

Speech and language therapy can look a lot like play. Play is one of the most effective ways to teach communication skills. It enhances learning and helps with generalization. Playing is how children interact with the world. The more you play with your child, the more skills you are teaching them!

12/21/2020

Who knew Olaf would be so good at teaching articulation?

12/14/2020

Articulation is a motor skill! Just like learning any other motor movement, it takes practice before it becomes automatic. The best type of speech practice is short and frequent! Everyday, practice for 2-3 minutes (100 trials) saying your speech sound.