Speech Language Pathologist || PRN

Speech Pathologist (PRN )

The Speech Therapist will assess and treat persons with dysphagia, cognitive disorders, speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders, etc. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems. May select alternative diets, may teach compensatory strategies for patients with swallowing difficulty.

As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will:

 Administer and evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow

results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for

speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.

 Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed

language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based

on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social

workers.

 Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as

individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention

assistance team meetings.

 Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language,

lip reading, or voice improvement.

 Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication

techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.

 Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.

 Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing

mechanisms.

 Supervise or collaborate with the therapy team.

Requirements

 Valid Speech Language Pathologist State License

 Valid Speech Language Pathologist Active CCC or Intern Status through ASHA

Medical specialties:

 Geriatrics

Work setting:

 In-person

License/Certification:

 CCC (Preferred)

 SLP State License

Work Location: In person

Salary : $86,085 - $107,025