**SHIFTS PRN Flexible As Needed**

**Primary Function/General Purpose of Position**

The Speech Language Pathologist works to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. They perform patient evaluations, and re-evaluations, regarding the application of a wide variety of therapeutic techniques with special attention to receptive and expressive language skills, speech fluency, vocal and oral motor competence, articulation, and auditory skills. The Speech Language Pathologist establishes patient treatment plans based upon the referral from the physician/referral source.

**Essential Job Functions**

+ _​_ Reviews physician referral, patient’s condition, and medical history to determine speech and language therapy treatment needs.

+ Performs and documents patient evaluation, re-evaluation and develops treatment and discharge plans based on pat...