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St Louis, Missouri, United States

Responsibility for education and training of ongoing policies and procedures changes from CDC to ensure the safety of residents and caregivers• Provides daily PT/OT/ST management and supervision services at skilled nursing facility through completion of company contract time period.• Interacts with multiple managed care utilization review specialists and skilled care coordinators to ensure medical necessity for patient care in the skilled nursing setting.• Coordinates and communicates discharge plans with facility administrative team, facility medical director and associated medical staff, patient and family to ensure safest, most financially supportive outcome in all potential discharge environments. • Possesses and utilizes a diverse knowledge base and skill set to facilitate patient treatment and staff development.• Facilitates team dynamics, conducts facility administration and therapy team meetings to discuss patient progress and ensure efficient facility functions for optimal patient outcomes.• Responsible for staff scheduling and financial management of the rehabilitation department of the skilled nursing setting.• Communicates with Regional Director, administrator and MDS coordinator on an ongoing basis providing clinical and operational performance updates• Successful completion of those educational requirements as mandated for state for a license in Speech Pathology

Maintained professional relationship with SSM-Select Medical via current PRN status in Rehabilitation Hospital setting s/p closing of SSM-Select Homeward Bound long-term care division of company.• Transitioned to RehabCare Group s/p acquisition to continue skilled patient care in long- term care setting. Evaluation of patient status and goals in areas of swallow, language and cognitive communication function.• Established appropriate treatment goals and programs to help obtain highest level of performance and integrity. Development of comprehensive and progressive home programs to patient, family and other caregivers.• Completion and continuation of PDPM training and compliance.

Participated in building and maintaining positive working relationships through effective communication, performance improvement and teamwork efforts• Provided for patient education to include development of comprehensive and progressive home programs to patient, family and other caregivers• Evaluated assigned patients and established appropriate treatment goals and treatment programs• Provided ongoing evaluation of patients status and goals, modifying treatment program for timely progression

Provided daily PT/OT/ST management and supervision services at skilled nursing facility through completion of company contract time period.• Possessed and utilized a diverse knowledge base and skill set to facilitate patient treatment and staff development.• Facilitated team dynamics, conducted weekly team meetings to discuss patient progress and ensure efficient facility functions• Responsible for staff scheduling and financial management of the rehabilitation department of the skilled nursing setting• Communicated with Regional Director, administrator and MDS coordinator on an ongoing basis providing clinical and operational performance updates• Successful completion of those educational requirements as mandated for state for a license in Speech Pathology

Participated in building and maintaining positive working relationships through effective communication, performance improvement and teamwork efforts• Provided for patient education to include development of comprehensive and progressive home programs to patient, family and other care givers• Evaluated assigned patients and established appropriate treatment goals and treatment programs• Provided ongoing evaluation of patients status and goals, modifying treatment program for timely progression

Evaluated patients, coordinated patient care and developed treatment plans for neurological disorders, COPD, brain injury, Parkinson's, and patients with swallowing and voice disorders.• Worked within patients home or independent living facilities to deliver care and oversee patient, family and caregiver education.• Covered St. Louis Metro, Metro East, and Southeast Missouri territory, and served three branches based in St. Louis, Bridgeton, and Hillsboro,Missouri. • Promoted therapeutic services and modality programs with account executives/marketing to increase patient referrals• Marketed voice treatment specialty programs to neurologists• Marketed e-stim equipment and treatment plans to IM, neurologists, pulmonologists, and ENT's• Obtained certification for Lee Silverman voice treatment and utilized with adult patients with neurological disorders effecting voice production

• Administered speech-language and swallow evaluations to diagnose and treat tip-lang, voice, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.• Monitored patient progress and adjust treatments accordingly.• Certified to administer VitalStim Therapy to Dysphagia patients• Supervised and monitored SLP-CF employees to ensure successful therapy techniques and complete the fellowship year.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Sciences And Disorders, General

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist