Speech Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

PT / FT / PRN Speech Therapist for Private Practice.

• Performs speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive examinations to learn the patient's degree of impairment.
• Evaluates speech, language, cognitive and swallowing 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.

Requirements

Company Description

Private Practice- Children & Adults, Clinic, Daycare & Home - based therapy.

Company Description

Private Practice- Children & Adults, Clinic, Daycare & Home - based therapy.