Position Summary:
The Rehabilitation Services Speech-Language Pathologist provides evaluation and treatment of hospital patients in a range of specialty programs.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Demonstrates competency with individualized assessment of patients using a wide variety of assessment measures and procedures.
Formulates individualized, age specific, therapy goals based upon assessment results and patient needs.
Implements patient care in a manner consistent with the therapy goals and the changing needs of the patient using a variety of therapeutic approaches.
Orients patients and families to the therapeutic purposes and procedures of Speech-Language Pathology, and educates them about home programs, impairments and progress.