Speech and Language Pathologist

Role and Responsibilities

Direct, supervise, evaluate and provide speech therapy services to patients in the home, as prescribed by the attending physician.

Essential Functions

• Evaluate the patient’s speech, language and voice, and swallowing abilities according to referral and perform periodic reevaluation.
• Develop and implement rehabilitative services for speech, language and voice, and swallowing disorders.
• Select and administer diagnostic tests and provide appropriate therapeutic techniques and materials.
• Record the type of treatment and patient’s reaction to it on the clinical/progress notes.
• Maintain adequate records on all of the patients, including summary reports.
• Instruct and educate family members and patient, regarding treatment plan and therapy carry-over.
• Attend case conferences.
• Participate in the development of and periodic revision of the physician’s plan of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; and nothing in this herein restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.
• Must have "Certificate of Clinical Competency" from an accredited institution.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Current, valid license issued by NYS Department of Education.

Work Environment

The Speech Language Pathologist is primarily a non-office setting and may be exposed to outdoor conditions.

The Working Conditions Are Classified as Light Work

• Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Light work involves sitting most of the time.

Physical Requirements

The following is a description of the physical requirements on a daily basis for the Speech Language Pathologist. While performing the duties of the job the employee is regularly expected to:

• Stand
• Sit
• Hear
• Walk
• Talk
• Stoop or kneel
• Repetitive motion

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

EOE/AA Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran