Job Summary

Job Duties

• Assesses participants swallowing, speech and language, and feeding dysfunction and restorative potential.
• Performs evaluations and assessments within 48 hours of receiving MD order.
• Performs written or electronic evaluations.
• Determines patient and family needs related to cognition swallowing, and speech and language function.
• Discusses with patient and family to identify patient goals and expectations.
• Develops a comprehensive care plan for each patient.
• Plans and performs therapeutic interventions to restore function and enhance quality of life to the greatest extent possible.
• Plans individual therapy interventions.
• Establishes priority areas of treatment.
• Provides speech therapy services to restore impaired speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
• May include treatment program to improve cognition, swallowing function and correct disorders, improve communication and speech ability, and correct disorders.
• Establishes suitable and achievable treatment goal, which contain time frames.
• Provides individual therapy for patients as needed or prescribed in the care plan.
• Performs the appropriate clinical tests and measurements to improve function whenever possible.
• Prepares the patient for treatment by explaining the treatment process and positioning for comfort, safety, and optimal response.
• Performs appropriate documentation in all areas of care.
• Ensures completeness of documentation of all clinical services rendered to patients.
• Satisfactorily completes and maintains all discipline specific competencies.
• Maintains statistical records as required.
• Determines equipment and supply needs and utilizes budget resources to obtain.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

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