Speech-Language Pathologis

Overview:

Diagnoses and treats individuals with speech, language, voice and fluency impairments.

salary: $35 - $43 per hour

• Education: Graduate of an accredited therapy program

• Performs hearing and/or speech and language examinations to learn the residents/patient's degree of impairment.
• Evaluates hearing and /or speech and language test results.
• Evaluates barium swallow results and/or other test results and overall medical background information.
• Diagnoses residents/patients and formulates treatment plans for speech, language, fluency, voice or swallowing impairments.
• Educates residents/patients and family members about the various communication techniques or strategies to cope with the impairment.
• Writes reports and maintains client information for the purposes of evaluation, treatment progress and discharge of client.
• Performs administrative responsibilities, coordinates paperwork, writes lesson plans and schedules case management activities and/or any other appropriate resident/patient information and/or recordkeeping for administrative, billing and caseload purposes.
• Develops individual and/or group activities and/or programs to manage behavior, speech, language or swallowing problems.
• Participates in and writes reports for meetings regarding residents/patients' progress.
• Participates in the planning and implementing of individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
• Instructs clients with techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading or voice improvement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.