Speech Language Pathologist

Responsibilities

• Counsels and guides speech and language disabled individuals.
• Coordinates treatment of patients with other health professionals.
• Formulates case plans based on patient needs and abilities.
• Provides habilitative and rehabilitative services to communicatively disabled patients.
• Provides related in-service training for health care professionals and aides.
• Participates in team conferences.
• Prepares and maintains necessary reports on a timely basis.
• Conducts screenings to identify those needing further evaluation.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree and Certificate of Clinical Competence or a statement of equivalence in Speech Pathology issued by the American Speech Language Hearing Association or have documented equivalent training and/or experience.
• Must meet licensure or registration requirements of states where working.