| Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.) |
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| Monitor patients` progress and adjust treatments accordingly. |
| Evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders. |
| Administer hearing or speech and language evaluations, tests, or examinations to patients to collect information on type and degree of impairments, using written or oral tests or special instruments. |
| Write reports and maintain proper documentation of information, such as client Medicaid or billing records or caseload activities, including the initial evaluation, treatment, progress, and discharge of clients. |
| Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers. |
| Develop individual or group activities or programs in schools to deal with behavior, speech, language, or swallowing problems. |
| Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients` progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings. |
| Complete administrative responsibilities, such as coordinating paperwork, scheduling case management activities, or writing lesson plans. |
| Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement. |
| Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings. |
| Top Skills used in this Job |
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| Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. |
| Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Instructing - Teaching others how to do something. |
| Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.) |
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| Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| Hearing Sensitivity - The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
| Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
