Experience

Al Rahba Hospital (Managed by Johns Hopkins Medical International)

• Supervisor Speech-Language Pathologist and Act. Rehabilitation Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  - Planning and staffing of physiotherapists and speech pathologists. - Managing staff schedules. - Maintaining training and continuous education of therapists. - Tracking productivity levels and reducing No shows of patients. - Running the day to day operations of the section/department. - Managing the team including objective setting, appraisals and annual leave of staff. - Delegating tasks and responsibilities whenever necessary, distributing responsibility for operational management of the department, allocating and organizing the work of therapists. - Ensuring proper and accurate documentation of patients seen. - Developing a strategic vision for the section/department and produce a report for the facility on the service developments and future plans. - Working with and lead the team to provide an efficient and effective service and to be involved in the development and implementation of department policies. - Ensuring close collaboration of the service while working with other senior teams of the facility securing best outcomes of patient care. - Ensuring effective communication is maintained between staff, patients and external organizations. Show less



Al-Qassimi Hospital

• Saudi Arabia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• til 2010 Specialist Speech Therapist

  • Oct 1993 - Present

  Sharjah In charge of assessment and rehabilitation of patients with various communication disorders. Assessing, devising , implementing and revising relevant treatment programs for speech related disorders Advising and counseling parents or guardians of children with language disorders. Formulating individualized treatment for patients with language delay, cerebral palsy and stuttering. Vocal rehabilitation of patients with voice disorders. Rehabilitation of stroke/aphasic patients. Responsible for providing training to assistant speech therapists in the school districts. Documenting and maintaining confidential patient notes and reports. Conducted research projects in collaboration with University of Sharjah. Presenting lectures on language stimulation and effective communication methods. Continuous medical education committee member in the hospital. Member in the hospital's media committee. Head committee member for the evaluation of speech therapists for ministry of health licensure. Creating policies and guidelines for SLPs. Conducting staff appraisals. Supervising a unit staffed with 7 speech pathologists. Supporting management in planning and development of the rehabilitation department. Well accustomed in using the Cerner system. Credit Cards Customer Service: Citibank Main Branch Dubai Promoting and marketing new credit card services to customers. Instrumental in starting a new successful project in the credit cards department. Show less



Sheikh Khalifa Medical City managed by Cleveland Clinic (Rehabilitation Department)

• Supervisor

  • Oct 2010 - Feb 2016

  Assessing and treating patients with communication disorders HAAD examiner for speech therapist licensure. Creating policies and guidelines for SLPs. Conducting staff appraisals. Setting up standards and qualification requirements for speech pathologists for HAAD. Supervising a unit staffed with 7 speech pathologists. Setting up guidelines and SLP scope of practice at SEHA Promoting positive staff behavior that focuses on patients and their families. Attending weekly senior team meetings to discuss, coordinate and ensure smooth flow of work in the department. Show less