Speech Pathologist,I/P
Core
Inpatient speech pathologist providing evaluation, treatment, and home programming for pediatric patients with feeding/swallowing disorders and communication disorders in an acute medical setting.
Role type
Inpatient Speech-Language Pathologist (Pediatric)
Builds
Patient care plans, swallow function studies, and home programming for pediatric patients
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatrics / Speech-Language Pathology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pediatric feeding/swallowing assessment, articulation/voice/resonance/fluency evaluation, receptive/expressive language assessment, swallow function studies, patient and caregiver education, interdisciplinary consultation
Preferred skills
Acute pediatric hospital experience, radiology collaboration
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide inpatient speech language services for chronically ill patients, conduct swallow function studies for inpatients and outpatients, educate patients and caregivers, consult with other medical professionals and community agencies
Seniority
Individual Contributor