Description

This is an "as needed" position. 

The main responsibilities of the Speech Language Pathologist is diagnosing and treating individuals with speech, language, voice and fluency impairments. 

Qualifications:

- Education: Graduate of an accredited therapy program

- Experience: 2-3 years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience 

- Licenses/Certifications: Current Speech Language Pathologist state license; CPR certification

- Excellent verbal & written communication

- Time management

- Critical thinking

- Sound judgement & decision making 

- Active listening

- Service orientation

- Social perceptiveness

Compassionate instruction 

Requirements

- Performs assessments and diagnoses, and develops treatment plans for language and swallowing disorders.

- Evaluates levels of swallowing, speech and language difficulty and identifies treatment options. 

- Creates and carries out individualized treatment plans addressing specific functional needs. 

- Teaches patients how to make sounds while improving their voices and maintaining fluency. 

- Creates goals and objectives for patients to work toward and identify areas of progress and challenges. 

- Provides support and advice to patients, their caregivers, and family. 

- Counsels patients and families on ways to cope with swallowing and communication disorders. 

- Compiles extensive notes on patients’ progress and adjusts therapies and treatment plans where necessary.

- Documents patient care services according to approved medical documentation and facility documentation procedures.