Speech Pathologist - Per Diem

Job description

Job Title: Speech Pathologist Department: Physical Medicine & Rehab: Location: Rochester General Hospital - 1425 Portland Ave. Rochester, NY Hours Per Week: Varys: Schedule: Per Diem | Days/Evenings/Weekends: Speech therapy focuses on the improvement of language, communication, swallowing, and fluency. One of the most common symptoms that we treat is dysphagia, which refers to difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia can be caused by a stroke , multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, cancer , or healing from a physical injury, and can affect your tongue, mouth, throat, or esophagus. SUMMARY: As a Speech Pathologist, your empathy, compassion, and exceptional evaluation abilities lead to rehabilitative treatment programs that restore or improve patients’ optimal level of function, independence, and quality of life. RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluation & Planning - Perform a complete initial evaluation of referred patient; develop and implement treatment plans, including appropriate short- and long-term goals; involve the patient, family and staff in the implementation of the treatment program; re-evaluate patient functional status progressively; advance patient toward maximal performance and functi...