Speech Therapist

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Counsults with referring physician and other organization personnel to ensure coordinated and comprehensive care.
• Contributes to the total plan of care by participating in case conferences, in-services, and other meetings.
• Administers speech therapy program utilizing specialized therapeutic techniques and/or equipment.
• Identifies functional speech defects and establishes a plan of care to improve patients' function.
• Confirms equipment needs relative to speech/language function and recommends communication devices/aids as indicated.
• Prepares and submits documentation per organization policy and maintains clinical competency in speech-language pathology practice and theory.
• Maintains clinical competency in speech-language pathology practice and theory.
• Identifies patient and family/caregiver needs for other services and refers as appropriate.
• Instructs patient, family/caregiver, and other Organization health care personnel in the patient's treatment regime as indicated.
• May supervise home health aide in procedures directly related to the speech-language therapy plan of care.