Responsibilities
• Apply time management principles throughout each shift in order to meet the department's and organization's efficiency goals.
• Apply appropriate infectious disease control principles at all times.
• Receives and interprets referrals for speech/language. Clarifies and/or adjusts by collaborating directly with referring practitioners. Records phone/verbal orders per ProHealth Care policies & procedures.
• Evaluate each patient by reviewing his/her medical history, conducting an assessment of the patient's functional communication ability, swallowing and related impairments. Identifies any precautions and/or contraindications to specific speech therapy interventions.
• Establish a speech/language pathology plan of care that includes SLP interventions, duration of care, and frequency of visits. The plan also outlines patient centered and functional goals. Uses current best practice information and sound clinical judgment.
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