Job Description
Job Description
Summary
Assess and treat persons with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders. May select alternative communication systems and teach their use. May perform research related to speech and language problems.
Duties
- Monitor patients' progress and adjust treatments accordingly.
- Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments.
- Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
- Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
- Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
- Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
- Consult with and advise educators or medical staff on speech or hearing topics, such as communication strategies or speech and language stimulation.
- Design, develop, or employ alternative diagnostic or communication devices or strategies.
- Conduct lessons or direct educational or therapeutic games to assist teachers dealing with speech problems.
- Communicate with non-speaking students, using sign language or computer technology.
- Provide communication instruction to dialect speakers or students with limited English proficiency.
- Use computer applications to identify or assist with communication disabilities.
- Conduct or direct research on speech or hearing topics and report findings for use in developing procedures, technologies, or treatments.
- Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
- Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients.
- Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems.
- Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
- Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans.
- Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
- Participate in conferences, training, continuing education courses, or publish research results to share knowledge of new hearing or speech disorder treatment methods or technologies.
- Supervise or collaborate with therapy team.
- Consult with and refer clients to additional medical or educational services.
Requirements
- Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.
- Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
- Maintain medical facility records.
- Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
- Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Schedule patient procedures or appointments.
- Prepare healthcare training materials.
- Process healthcare paperwork.
- Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
- Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
- Present medical research reports.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Supervise patient care personnel.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
- Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources.
- Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments.
- Test patient hearing.
- Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
- Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
- Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
- Train patients, family members, or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses.
- Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
- Advise medical personnel regarding healthcare issues.
- Develop health assessment methods or programs.
- Train caregivers or other non-medical personnel.
- Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
- Present medical research reports.
Nice To Haves
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Systems Adobe Audition
- Airflow measurement devices
- Alternative computer keyboards
- Audiometers
- Augmentative communication devices
- Avaaz Innovations AphasiaMate
- Avaaz Innovations Computerized Speech Research Environment CSRE
- Avaaz Innovations Interactive Voice Analysis System IVANS
- Biofeedback software
- Bungalow Software Aphasia Tutor
- Closed circuit television systems
- Compact disk CD players
- Compact stereo systems
- Desktop computers
- Diagnostic stroboscopes
- Digital audio recorders
- Digital cameras
- Digital video stroboscopy systems
- Dynamic display devices
- Electroglottographs EGG
- Electromyographs EMG
- ELR Software eLr Extra Language Resources
- Email software
- Handheld camcorders
- Headphones
- Infrared switches
- Jellybean switches
- KayPENTAX Multi-Speech
- KayPENTAX Nasometer
- Language analysis software
- Laptop computers
- Laryngographs
- Learning Fundamentals Speech Visualization
- Micro Video Voice Speech Training System
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Word
- Personal computers
- Propeller Multimedia React2
- Reading pens
- Recording microphones
- Signal analysis software
- Sound booths
- Sound switches
- Speech analysis software
- Speech therapy mirrors
- Subglottal air pressure measurement devices
- Tablet computers
- Tape recorders
- Text to speech software
- Therapeutic voice synthesizers
- Touch switches
- Video cassette recorders VCR
- Video stroboscopes
- Web browser software
- Words+ E Z Keys for Windows