SLP Job Description
SLP
provides quality care in the evaluation and treatment of voice, fluency, speech, language, and swallowing impaired patients.
SLP Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective SLP job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included SLP job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Provide assessment and treatment services for adults with variety of speech, language, and swallowing disorders
Evaluating speech and language test results
Administering speech and language evaluations as needed
Treat clients through the use of therapeutic activities to relieve pain, develop and restore function and maintain maximum performance within the functional limitations of the patient using appropriate speech-language therapy treatments, modalities and procedures as stated in the speech pathology plan of care
Coordinate, delegate, and supervise responsibilities related to interdisciplinary care of Speech Language patients
Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, or standards
Screening each student upon intake to determine cognitive and language functioning and treatment options
Evaluating the student’s level of speech /language ability
Conducting evaluations and recommending Speech and Language services as determined by testing
Provide assessment and treatment services for adults with a variety of speech, language, and swallowing disorders
SLP Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for SLP
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR
Education for SLP
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the SLP job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Master's and Bachelor's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Speech, Communication, Communicative Disorders, Management, Education, Graduate, Pathology, Auditing, Information Security
Skills for SLP
Desired skills for SLP include:
Acute hospitals and post-acute settings
Guidelines governing functions in the post acute care facility
Practices and procedures the laws
Regulations
Medical terminology
Language
Current best practices in the area of speech-language pathology
Dysphagia disorders especially with a geriatric emphasis
Experience with the evaluation of patients with speech
Muscular and nervous systems and general anatomy and physiology
Desired experience for SLP includes:
Provide screening, evaluation, and therapy services as assigned
Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences to determine diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment plans for assigned children
Provide consultation on issues involving effective motor development to teaching staff and other appropriate personnel and programs
Provide counseling to families regarding their child’s motor development and stimulation
Formulate patient's goals and develop a treatment plan
Establish a daily routine and timeline
SLP Examples
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SLP Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking for a SLP. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for SLP
- Teaching patients how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills to communicate more effectively
- Use clear, parent friendly language in the evaluation report
- Instruct students in techniques for more effective communication, including sign language, lip reading, and voice improvement
- Screen each student upon intake to determine cognitive and language functioning and treatment options
- Evaluate the student’s level of speech /language ability
- Conduct evaluations and recommend speech and language services as determined by testing
- Serve as clinical instructor as needed for Speech Language Pathology (SLP) students
- Helping patients to regain skills
- Formulating patient's goals and develop a treatment plan
- Attend IEP meeting and recommending adaptive equipment, environmental accommodations or assistive technology
Qualifications for SLP
- Swallowing experience
- Provide the best possible quality care to all student
- Working with patients who have a variety of speech-related disorders (including the inability to produce certain sounds, speech rhythm and fluency problems, and voice disorders)
- Helping people who want to modify accents or who have swallowing difficulties
- Assessments, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of speech-related disorders
- SLP
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of SLP. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for SLP
- Some travel required between two facilities
- Monitoring progress and adjusting treatments accordingly
- Assess and take note of patient's progress
- Provide skilled speech pathology in accordance with the physician's plan of care
- Accept only clients referred by the Rehabilitation Services Coordinator or designee
- Assist the physician in assessing the client's functional level by applying appropriate tests and assists in the development and revision of the plan of care
- Observe, record, and report the client's reaction to treatment and any change in the client's condition to the physician, and/or the coordinator of care, and other staff
- Assess the client's communication, oral-motor integrity, cognitive status, memory problem solving activities, and speech fluency and quality
- Teach, supervise and counsel the client and designated caregiver regarding home care procedures as appropriate to the client's conditions
- Develop, prepare and maintain individualized client care documentation with accuracy, timeliness and according to policies
Qualifications for SLP
- 6+ months of previous Pediatric experience
- Familiarity with different access methods for communication devices (switch scanning, eye gaze)
- Be responsible for evaluating and treating students with disabilities
- Suggest environmental accommodations or assistive technology
- Provide the best possible care to all students
- Open to New Grads - CFs Welcome
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a SLP. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for SLP
- Planning and developing individual therapy programs
- Supporting clients through treatment and adjusting their programs where necessary
- Working closely with colleagues (such as doctors and teachers) to get the best results for clients
- Advising and coaching parents and caregivers to continue the therapy at home
- Keeping detailed records of a clients progress
- Perform testing and evaluation procedures on patients to assess disabilities, injuries and diseases as related to speech and/or swallowing disorders
- Use a variety of therapeutic techniques according to the prescription of a physician to promote functional independence and improve quality of life
- Administer treatments as prescribed by a referring physician in an effort to restore function and prevent disability following injury, disease or physical disability
- Assist patients with reaching their maximum performance and level of function
- Participate in operational aspects of the department
Qualifications for SLP
- Current Florida Licensed Speech Language Pathologist or Provisional SLP License
- Maintain performance improvement activities within the department
- Participate in PIC activities
- Ensure that patient clinical documentation and charges are accurate following hospital policy and procedures and practice act by laws
- Participate in all infection control, departmental equipment training and preventative maintenance, organizational safety and fire safety programs
- Licensed FL Speech Language Pathologist
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a SLP. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for SLP
- Assessing patient's progress and keeping detailed progress notes
- Participate to the maximum extent possible in educational activities
- Provide quality care to all students
- Treat children three to 21 years of age in an outpatient setting
- Write progress reports and recommend adaptive equipment, environmental accommodations, or assistive technology
- Assess patient's progress and keep detailed progress notes
- Formulate patient's goals
- Creating a plan of care
- Continually assess and revise the speech therapy care plan
- Evaluate and deliver therapy services to individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities
Qualifications for SLP
- Permanent NYS Speech Language Pathology (SLP) license
- New York State permanent Speech Language Pathologist license
- Permanent New Jersey Speech Language Therapy license
- CFs are welcome to apply
- 6+ months of Speech Language Pathology experience (New Grads welcome!)
- Previous Feeding experience
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of SLP. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for SLP
- Work within dysphagia protocols and dysphagia feeding strategies
- Work with various types of AAC (high-tech, low-tech, no-tech)
- Program and maintain use of high-tech AAC devices
- Utilize access methods for communication devices (switch scanning, eye gaze, etc)
- Focus on greater individualized person-centered plans to facilitate independence
- Provide and direct resident/resident rehabilitation care within all general accepted practice methods, meeting all center, state, federal, and accrediting standards
- Evaluate resident needs and establish effective and efficient treatment plans for the residents assigned
- Manage and coordinate the supervision of treatment plans with all staff and other disciplines as indicated
- Participate in the screening of all residents according to directed schedules and practices
- Provide feedback to the designated supervisor on all clinical and rehabilitation issues
Qualifications for SLP
- 6+ months of Speech Language Pathology (SLP) experience (CFs are welcome to apply!)
- Compassionate and collaborative mindset
- 6+ months of Speech Language Pathology (SLP) experience (CFs are welcome!)
- Empathetic and compassionate
- Show effective management of treatment and non-treatment related activities
- Perform necessary clinical documentation to meet center, state, federal, and accrediting agency requirements