Speech Language Pathologist

Summary:

The primary responsibilities of the Speech Language Pathologist is to provide skilled speech-language evaluation and treatment to infants, children, and adolescents to improve communication, speech, language, feeding, and swallowing skills. The therapist will collaborate with families, caregivers, and interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans that support each child’s communication and functional development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and treat children from birth to age 21 for speech, language, oral motor, feeding, voice, fluency, articulation, or social communication disorders to achieve highest level of functioning and prevent regression.
• Work closely with patients caregivers and the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized treatment plans.
• Accurately document treatment sessions as well as progress or evaluation reports in detail.
• Maintains professional/technical competencies and proficiencies for job responsibilities and upholds federal/state licensure and ethical expectations.