The Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) povides skilled therapy intervention and treatment to patients in the home setting. This care includes appropriate utilization of treatment plans and assessment skills. Careful monitoring of the patient’s status, progress toward goals, and compliance with physicians orders are essential components of this position. Speech language pathologists are responsible for teaching patients and their caregivers while preparing the patient and/or family for discharge as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• • Provide services in speech pathology or audiology in accordance with the physician’s plan of care.
  • Assist the physician in assessing the client’s level of functioning and the development (and revise as necessary) of the plan of care by applying appropriate tests for speech, hearing and
    language disorders.
  • Record and report the client’s reaction to treatment and any changes in the client’s condition to the physician and/or the DOR/DON.
  • Instruct and advise the client, family, and other health team personnel in the phases of speech pathology in which they may assist the client.
  • Check hearing aids and recommend hearing tests by audiologist when necessary.
  • Assess the client’s communication, oral-motor integrity, cognitive status, memory, problem solving activities, hearing, speech fluency, and quality.
  • Cooperate and consult with appropriate staff to provide education when requested and arranged by the DOR/DON.
  • Evaluate and regularly re-evaluate the speech pathology needs of the client; initiate, develop, implement and make necessary revisions to the client’s plan of care.
  • Initiate diagnostic, preventive, and rehabilitative procedures as appropriate to the client’s care and safety.
  • Make referrals to other disciplines as indicated by the needs of the client or document rationale for not doing so.
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Qualifications

• • • • Graduate of an accredited college with a Master’s or Doctoral degree majoring in speech-language pathology and is currently licensed in this Agency's practicing State.
      • Holds a certificate of clinical competence and licensure granted by the American Speech and Hearing Association.
      • Minimum of two years speech pathology experience.

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