Audiologist And Speech Language Pathologist

Role & responsibilities

When diagnosing patients, speech-language typically do the following :

• Ability to clinically evaluate the patient, independently.
• Taking decision and administer the modalities & procedures with high skill of performance.
• Ensure service excellence with high standard of patient care.
• Communicate with patients to evaluate their levels of speech or language difficulty
• Determine the extent of communication problems by having a patient complete basic reading and vocalizing tasks or by giving standardized tests
• Identify treatment options
• Create and carry out an individualized treatment plan
• Plan treatment objectives and programs according to the results of evaluation.
• Explains treatment objectives and methods to patients and their families.
• Evaluate patient response and progress, and discusses with appropriate physician as and when required.
• Evaluate and test procedures.
• Record treatment given and update appropriate records daily.
• Record patients progress on timely manner.
• Maintain good & healthy relations with other professionals, including physicians, patients, patients relatives
• To ensure that ethical professional practice is followed.
• Knowledge of safe and proper operations of all equipment.
• To comply with the service quality Process, environmental & occupational issues & policies of the respective area.
• To comply with patient safety policy.
• To ensure safe utilization of equipments and proper waste disposal system.
• Teach patients how to make sounds and improve their voices
• Teach alternative communication methods, such as sign language, to patients with little or no speech capability
• Work with patients to improve their ability to read and write correctly
• Work with patients to develop and strengthen the muscles used to swallow
• Counsel patients and families on how to cope with communication disorders

Qualifications   & Experience

Skills Required

Speech Therapy, communication disorders