Experience

Primary Children Hospital Inc

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  Provide speech, language, cognition and dysphagia diagnostic and therapeutic services to pediatrics in the acute care setting with a wide variety of disorders and comorbidities. Establish partnerships with caregivers by providing guidance, coaching, and demonstrations that enable them to become primary facilitators of communication and cognitive growth, as well as increase their levels of independence when managing complex medical needs. Provide speech, language, cognition and dysphagia diagnostic and therapeutic services to pediatrics in the acute care setting with a wide variety of disorders and comorbidities. Establish partnerships with caregivers by providing guidance, coaching, and demonstrations that enable them to become primary facilitators of communication and cognitive growth, as well as increase their levels of independence when managing complex medical needs.



Intermountain Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Graduate Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Evaluated new patients using standardized assessments and informal measures in an inpatient setting, including Modified Barium Swallow Studies x30, bedside swallow evaluations x2, cognitive-linguistic evaluations x8, and an aphasia battery x1.Experience treating adults with complex medical conditions and comorbidities; experiences listed belowCollaborated daily or weekly with members of a professional multidisciplinary team including neuropsychologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, licensed clinical social workers, nursing staff, and various medical doctors.Determined Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores during admission and discharge, in accordance with Medicare and Medicaid inpatient rehabilitation service guidelines to identify overall severity of disability and burden of care. Collaborated with in-person and tele-health interpreters to provide multilingual services. Trained patients and caregivers on National Dysphagia Diet consistencies and textures, as well as provided demonstrations showing how to thicken thin liquids. Adapted to and learned from a wide variety of family interaction styles by participating in family planning and counseling sessions to provide knowledge regarding newly diagnoses disorder(s) and recommendations. Due to Intermountain Medical Center’s not-for-profit approach, worked with patients and families from a wide variety of socioeconomic groups and demographics.



Utah State University Speech Language Hearing Center

• Graduate Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Jul 2016 - Dec 2017

  Evaluated new patients using a wide array of standardized and informal measures in an outpatient setting. Determined disorder subtype for various disorders (e.g. Primary Progressive Aphasia). Treated persons in individual and group therapy, meeting in-person and via tele-health. Utilized electropalatography technology to further support treatment targets. Conducted 100+ hearing screenings for adults and children. Made appropriate referral for full audiological assessment as needed.



Developmental Skills Laboratory

• United Kingdom
• E-Learning Providers

• Graduate Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Evaluated and treated adults with a wide variety of skills and impairments due to disability.Helped adults gain increased communication competency, workplace readiness skills, independence, and inclusion in the community. Evaluated and treated adults with a wide variety of skills and impairments due to disability.Helped adults gain increased communication competency, workplace readiness skills, independence, and inclusion in the community.