Summary:  The Speech-Language Pathologist evaluates, plan goals and treats individuals with speech, swallowing and communication disorders. The Speech Therapist is an integral part of the Interdisciplinary Team providing an improved quality of life for the affected individuals.

Job Description:

1. Evaluates the degrees of function and disability of the individuals.

2. Provides appropriate professional treatment in order to improve and/or sustain the individuals functioning level and ability to communicate.

3. Provides written evaluations to be placed in the individuals medical record, including the following information:

      a) date and signature

      b) individual's medical history

      c) individual's  referring diagnosis

     d) individual's secondary diagnosis

     e) present level of function of receptive expressive language skills and motor control

     f) prognosis and recommendations

4. Ensures that the individual's physician and members of the Interdisciplinary Team are informed of the goals and expectations for the consumer's progress.

5. Provides written and electronically signed documentation and of the individual's response to treatment via a speech-language pathology progress note in the individual's EHR.

6. Performs hearing screenings on all new individual's, as requested.

7. Remains sensitive and ensure staff responsiveness to cultural differences in Heartshare Wellness service population.

8. Undertake any task and initiative as assigned by the Medical Director and Clinic Director.

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