Job Purpose
· Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, language, and swallowing disorders result from a variety of causes, such as a stroke, brain injury, hearing loss, developmental delay, a cleft palate, cerebral palsy, or emotional problems.
Duties
- 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.
- 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.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct evaluations and establish individualized therapy plans with short and long term goals according to the standard procedures.
- Perform the therapy plan professionally and prepare progress report for each client from time to time.
- Preserves and protects clients confidentiality in all situations and with all documentation.
- Attends and participates in continuing education programs to monitor proficiency, expand current knowledge and enhance professional excellence. Willingly shares knowledge and provides clinical orientation to other members of the staff.
- Manage student behavior through monitoring, supervising and assessing behavioral patterns
- Maintains safe and clean working environment at all time.
- Educating caregivers and family members of clients on patient care.
- Ensure that verbal and written communications including tone, demeanour and content with children and parents are always professional, appropriate and respectful.
- Demonstrates professionalism as a healthcare professional by being punctual and dependable for assigned/confirmed work task.
Requirements:
- Bachelor of Speech Language Pathology
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skill in Bahasa Malaysia and English.
- Possess up-to-date knowledge of therapy practices and programs.
- Must have clinical experiences with paediatric case. Having additional relevant certificates will be an added advantage.
- Malaysian.
- Salary range offered is between RM3500 RM4500, with attractive benefits, subject to candidates qualifications and relevant experiences.
- Working duration: 4 to 6 days a week
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