Speech Therapist / Sr. Speech Therapist - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Speech Therapist / Sr. Speech Therapist - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Job No.
TECH 06
Department
Support Staff and Tech
Location
Mumbai
Work Experience
5+ years of experience (For Sr. Speech Therapist) / Fresher’s eligible (For Speech Therapist)
Qualification
MASLP
Description
  • Adheres to departmental policies, protocols and procedures along with maintain the objectives, quality assurance programs, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
  • Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
  • Evaluation of speech and language, swallow assessment, dye test, modified barium swallow assessment, cognitive-linguistic evaluation.
  • Evaluating the hearing and speech language test results and medical background information to diagnose and plan for speech, language, fluency, voice and swallowing disorders.
  • To asses swallowing dysfunction in neurological and cancer patients by using bedside assessments and modified barium swallow.
  • Educating and instructing patients’ family / appropriate personnel regarding the communication disorder to facilitate recovery.
  • Uses equipment like vitalstim to improve dysphagia.
  • Interfacing regularly with other members of the rehabilitation team and medical staff on the patients’ treatment plan, progress and prognosis.
  • Developing appropriate home and community programs to maintain and enhance the performance of the patient’s environment.
  • Diagnosis, intervention and management of children with behavioral and neurological speech disorder.
  • Conducting diagnostic evaluations, including client / parent interviews, collection and analysis of spontaneous speech and language samples, standardized testing and oral motor exams.
  • To be compassionate while managing unconscious patients and people with disability.
  • Participates in educational programs and get involved in Clinical research, to evaluate outcome and present or publish in national / international meetings or journals.
  • To be part of the Quality Improvement Initiative and protocols of the organization.