Speech Language Pathologist ​/ Speech Therapy

Speech Language Pathologist / Speech Therapy

United States

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To perform evaluations, establish appropriate goals, formulate treatment plans, provide treatment interventions, maintain comprehensive documentation, and assist with coordination of care within the scope of practice of speech language pathology for pediatric patients in the inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory care clinic settings.

• Conduct communication &/or feeding assessments/reassessments according to department policy and procedure that are appropriate to area of service delivery and indication for service.
• Gathers and analyzes information obtained from diagnosis, indication, medical history and current status, chronologic/cognitive/developmental age, parent/caregiver/physician concern, past response to care.
• Analyzes information to plan for, select and provide a comprehensive, objective assessment of expressive/receptive communication skills &/or feeding and dysphagia skills that encompasses the components necessary for reporting diagnostic findings and developing clinical recommendations and plan of care related to the specific needs of the client.
• Perform assessments according to department policy on patients with receptive &/or expressive communication disorders as seen in pediatric populations & diagnoses.
• For identified team members:
  • Performs clinical feeding assessments according to department procedure, as designated.
  • Performs Oral Pharyngeal Motility Studies (OPM’s) according to hospital procedure & to interpret OPM’s accurately in coordination with the Radiologist to determine patient swallowing function/dysfunction, as designated.
    Perform flexible fiber optic nasopharyngoscopy in coordination with Plastic Surgery and/or ENT.

Utilizes information gathered through assessment/reassessment of communication &/or feeding skills to develop a plan of care to include frequency of intervention, types of intervention, goal setting.

• Collaborates with patient, caregiver, and other healthcare providers in setting realistic goals and in developing a plan of care that is patient/caregiver focused and outcomes oriented.
• Identifies appropriate and measurable long term goals and short term goals for communication and/or feeding skill development that are realistic to the current status and expected outcomes.
• Continuously assesses, reassesses and modifies goals and plan of care based upon patient status, patient response to care, caregiver feedback and patient needs.
• Utilizes an Episodes of Care model from initial assessment through discharge.

Provides high quality patient care that reflects appropriate clinical reasoning, evidence based practice and that optimizes patient’s potential for functional gains, improved quality of life, & increased caregiver participation in the area of communication &/or feeding.

• Adequately prepares for sessions, beginning and ending on time.
• Includes caregivers in therapy sessions and provides education, strategies, techniques that can be incorporated into daily routines.
• Demonstrates good problem solving skills and ability to adapt without difficulty.
• Proactively pursues opportunities to collaborate with other healthcare professionals; provides and accepts information from all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate goal accomplishment.
• Utilizes effective communication skills with client, caregiver, professionals and other healthcare providers.
• Facilitates referrals to appropriate resources/agencies within…