Speech Language Pathologist (PRN)

Job Summary

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

Setting: Acute Care

General Accountabilities

Performs hearing and/or speech and language examinations to learn the 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 patients and formulates treatment plans for speech, language, fluency, voice or swallowing impairments.

Educates 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 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 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.

*The company reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

Job Qualifications

Master’s degree in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology

Georgia-licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Clinical Competence (CCC) Required

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication

Service orientation

Active listening

Instructing

Monitoring

Critical thinking