About Us:
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-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 in Massachusetts required
Bilingual professional capabilities is appreciated
Responsibilities:
Perform virtual consult/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
Ladder Health is an innovative virtual care platform built in partnership with clinicians at Boston Children's Hospital that serves children ages 0-6 years old with developmental delays. The platform functions as an end-to-end developmental partner, offering families an alternative to waitlisted state-based programs or private pay practices. Ladder's comprehensive services include developmental screening, clinical evaluations, and virtual care delivered by specialized therapists in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology. The platform facilitates coordinated care plans with HIPAA-compliant messaging, integration with pediatric care teams, and resources to support caregiver-guided intervention. Ladder partners with pediatricians and community organizations to improve access and quality of developmental care for underserved families.
