Speech-Language Pathologist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates levels of swallowing, speech, language, and communication difficulty.
• Identifies treatment options.
• Creates and carry’s out individualized treatment plans including therapy and interventions addressing specific functional needs.
• Educates patients on how to make sounds while improving their voices and maintaining fluency.
• Helps individuals improve sentence structure and vocabulary used in written and oral language.
• Establish patient understanding, expectations, and goals for treatment.
• Works with adults and children in developing and strengthening muscles used to swallow.
• Counsels’ individuals and families on ways to cope with swallowing and communication disorders.
• Stays up to date with advancements in the field by attending conferences, completing continuing education, conducting research, and/or expanding professional and academic networks.
• Evaluates patient progress and implementing changes to therapy programs as required.
• Complete administrative tasks, including the recording of client’s progress during and after treatment and maintenance of client records.
• Conduct periodic screenings.
• Prescribe modified diet plans for clients experiencing difficulty swallowing and symptoms of dysphagia.
• Consult with other healthcare professionals to coordinate patient care and ensure optimal treatment outcomes.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Professional Requirements:

• Complete annual education requirements.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Wear identification while on duty.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies.
• Conduct oneself as a professional in accordance with PRIDE values.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Attend regular staff meetings and in-services.

Job Requirements:

• Master’s degree in speech-language pathology (SLP) from an accredited program.
• A current license to practice speech therapy in the state of Iowa.
• Certification form the American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
• Dependent Adult and Child Abuse required within six months of employment, Required.

Organizational/Core Competencies:

• Exceed Quality.
• Exceed Customer Expectations.
• Grow Team Members.
• Increase Market Share.
• Exceed Budget Expectation.
• Strengthen, Build, and Leverage Community Relationships.