Speech Therapist - Clinical Fellow

About This Role

Join Powerback as a Speech Therapist-Clinical Fellow to complete your clinical fellowship and contribute to improving the lives of older adults and children through personalized therapy. Work under the supervision of a licensed, ASHA certified SLP and acquire the necessary requirements for provisional licensure.

Responsibilities

• Complete a minimum of 36 weeks (full-time) Clinical Fellowship under a licensed, ASHA certified SLP.
• Complete all requirements for provisional licensure and practice according to state licensure rules.
• Communicate Clinical Fellowship and licensure status to supervisors promptly.
• Meet productivity standards for the rehab gym as directed.
• Attend and contribute to patient care, staffing conferences, and other related meetings.
• Make referrals to other disciplines and agencies to meet comprehensive patient needs.
• Consult with rehabilitation team members to select appropriate therapeutic regimens.
• Adapt program and/or plan of care based on individual patient needs.
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients, including history, systems review, and application of tests.
• Develop appropriate treatment goals and methods in collaboration with patient and caregivers, then implement and document the speech-language pathology treatment plan.
• Coordinate the acquisition of adaptive communication devices and instruct patients in their use.
• Facilitate identification of hearing deficits and refer for assessment, diagnosis, rehabilitation, or personal amplification.
• Select appropriate therapeutic activities suited to the individual's physical, mental, and interest levels.
• Instruct patients in therapeutic activity skills and techniques, and evaluate progress.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, or Communicative Disorders
• Eligible for state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist
• Eligible for ASHA certification

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders or similarly titled area consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Benefits

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