Speech Language Pathologist - Clinical Fellow

Overview

Speech-language pathologists-CFY (Clinical Fellowship Year-also known as Speech Language Pathology-Interns) prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. The SPL-CFY performs these services under both direct and in-direct supervision of an employed or contracted Speech Language Pathologist. After completion of Clinical Fellowship Year requirements (minimum of 36 weeks and 1260 clinical hours) and obtaining of Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA), this employee would transition to a Speech Language Pathologist position.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, cognitive, communication, voice, swallowing, fluency, and other related disorders under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Develop treatment plans to assist patients with speech problems such as delayed language, inappropriate pitch, stuttering, swallowing disorders or harsh voice problems. Treatment plans should be based on your own assessments as well as recommendations from social workers, physicians and psychologists under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• The Speech‑Language Pathologist-CFY gathers background data, reviews referrals, selects and modifies evaluation tools, and evaluates patients to determine the level of the patient’s physical and psychosocial functioning under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Evaluates speech and language skills as related to educational, medical, social, and psychological factors under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Plans, directs, and conducts rehabilitative treatment programs to restore communicative efficiency of individuals with communication problems of organic and non‑organic etiology under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Assess patient needs and adjust treatments in accordance with patient progression under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Evaluate language, speech or hearing test results as well as medical information and barium swallow results to diagnose and develop appropriate treatment plan for swallowing, fluency, language, speech and voice disorders under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Teach clients proper techniques for achieving more effective communication, such as lip reading, voice improvement and sign language under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Educate patients and/or families about proper safe use and recommend methods for installation of adaptive equipment under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Instruct patients on how to strengthen the muscles of the face, tongue and jaw to facilitate improved speech under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Refer clients when appropriate to additional educational or medical services under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Maintain records, monitor progress, and counsel patients and their family members under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Reevaluate patient’s progress during treatment at appropriate intervals under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Recommend, acquire, and modify necessary adaptive equipment to augment patient’s independence under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Evaluate outcomes and participate in discharge planning under the supervision of and in collaboration with a qualified Speech‑Language Pathologist.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

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