Acute inpatient rehabilitation SLP serving adults post SCI and CVA. Participate in SCI program-specific meetings, committees, and patient education groups. Provide coverage support to TBI and comprehensive rehab units as needed. Provide mentorship to novice clinicians and supervise second year graduate students. Serve as SLP department point-person for respiratory muscle strength training practices and device acquisition. Complete instrumental swallow studies using FEES and/or VFSS. Provide a… Show more Acute inpatient rehabilitation SLP serving adults post SCI and CVA. Participate in SCI program-specific meetings, committees, and patient education groups. Provide coverage support to TBI and comprehensive rehab units as needed. Provide mentorship to novice clinicians and supervise second year graduate students. Serve as SLP department point-person for respiratory muscle strength training practices and device acquisition. Complete instrumental swallow studies using FEES and/or VFSS. Provide a collaborative, evidence-based practice for all patients. Regularly provide in-services and education to interdisciplinary team members (PT/OT/RN, medical residents). Show less

Provided per diem acute care SLP services to adults. Completed clinical swallow exams, video swallow studies, and evaluation and treatment of cognitive-linguistic, voice, and motor speech disorders. Honed clinical skills of swift diagnostic and prognostic assessment and critical thinking in order to communicate PO diet recommendations and plans of care to the medical team, patient, and caregivers.

Provided per diem SLP services to adults in long-term acute care hospitals. Evaluated and treated patients with complex medical conditions resulting in dysphagia, dysarthria, dysphonia, aphasia, apraxia, cognitive impairments, and tracheostomy and ventilator dependence.

Provided SLP services to short term rehab and long term care patients. Evaluated and treated patients with tracheostomy and ventilator dependence, dysphagia, dysphonia, aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria, and cognitive-communication disorders. Primary SLP in a 200+ bed facility. Provided as needed support to multiple buildings in the area. Assisted mobile FEES provider with bedside studies.

Contract SLP, provided services to EI and school-based students in a variety of settings

Provided school-based SLP services for students in grades K-12 in a large, urban school district. Complied with and upheld IEPs, developed treatment plans, collaborated with classroom teachers, and attended IEP meetings. Completed clinical fellowship requirements as required by ASHA.