Speech Pathologist PRN
Core
Independent healthcare professional assessing and treating speech, language, social communication, cognitive communication, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
Role type
Speech-Language Pathologist (Clinical)
Builds
Individualized patient care plans and treatment strategies
Domain
Healthcare / Speech-Language Pathology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Evaluation of neurological speech and language disorders, treatment of aphasia/apraxia/dysarthria/dysphagia/laryngectomy/stuttering/voice disorders, management of head and neck cancer/tracheostomies/TBI/dementia, administration of modified barium swallow studies
Preferred skills
Experience with adult and children neurological disorders
Technologies
Modified barium swallow studies
Responsibilities
Evaluate referred patients, establish patient and family-centered goals, develop and execute treatment plans to promote independence, participate in performance improvement and educational opportunities