Madison Heights Speech Language Pathologist (part-time)

Mission Point of Madison Heights 

Delivering Excellence. Every Life. Every Moment. Every Day.

Position Summary

The Speech Language Pathologist Works to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social

communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders.

Demonstrates accountability for and contributes to program development, quality improvement, problem solving and

productivity enhancement in a flexible interdisciplinary environment.

Essential Duties/Functions

• Conducts initial assessments.

• Evaluates levels of swallowing, speech and language difficulty.

• Identifies treatment options.

• Creates and carries out individualized treatment plans addressing specific functional needs.

• Contributes to interdisciplinary care plans.

• Provides appropriate therapeutic interventions.

• Teaches patients how to make sounds while improving their voices and maintaining fluency.

• Helps individuals improve sentence structure and vocabulary used in written and oral language.

• Works with adults and children in developing and strengthening muscles used to swallow.

• Evaluates patient response to treatment and makes adjustments as necessary.

• Documents the course of patient care, including progress made and continuing need for treatment.

• Provides patient and family education on tasks and resources that will assist with continued functional

independence.

• Counsels individuals and families on ways to cope with swallowing and communication disorders.

• May work with people who do not have a speech, language or swallowing disorder, but want to learn how to

communication more effectively

• Works collaboratively with other departments.

• Contributes to the delivery of cost-effective care.

• Reports and complaints/grievances made by the residents to the Therapy Program Director. Reports incidents

of suspected incidents of resident abuse to the Therapy Program Director and/or the Executive Director

immediately.

• Travel, as needed, to other campus locations and/or to home health assignments in the designated territory

• Additional job duties as assigned.

Mission Point Healthcare Services considers the health and safety of its residents, team members, and our communities as its highest priority. Effective 12/04/2021 Mission Point Healthcare Services will require all team members to be COVID-19 vaccinated subject to limited exemptions based on medical conditions, sincerely held religious beliefs, or applicable state laws and regulations.