Role Overview: The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates and develops individualized treatment plans for patients in areas such as speech, language, voice, cognition, and swallowing, in collaboration with physicians. They provide therapy services across the care continuum, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Patient Assessment: Establishes and reevaluates treatment goals, plans, and discharge strategies with input from patients and families.
- Treatment Planning and Care: Implements therapy plans, selects appropriate activities, revises goals as needed, and educates patients and families. Provides discharge instructions and referrals.
- Documentation: Accurately documents evaluations, treatment sessions, education, and discharge information per departmental protocols.
- General Responsibilities: Maintains ethical standards, confidentiality, punctuality, effective communication, safety, and participates in meetings and training.
- Customer Service: Demonstrates professionalism, applies service principles, fosters teamwork, and creates a positive patient environment.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Graduate of an accredited speech-language pathology program.
- Licensure and certifications including Speech-Language Pathologist and BLS instructor.
- Effective communication, customer service orientation, teamwork, and basic computer skills.