A.J. Ross, MS, CCC-SLP
Casper,WY
Summary
Dynamic Speech-Language Pathologist with experience and solid reputation for organization, compassion and attention to detail. Always enthusiastic to take on new cases and support patients' cognitive-linguistic goals through creative and effective treatment planning. Highly personable and productive clinical professional.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech Language Pathologist (Virtual)
Imagine Learning
06.2022 - Current
- Supervision of SLPA in all therapy settings, review of SLPA paperwork.
- Responsible for evaluating and treating school-aged students as appropriate and per established policies and procedures through IDEA and state rules and regulations
- Ensuring effective development and application of evidence-based speech programs and treatment practices
- Ensuring optimal assigned student scheduling, treatment plans, therapy interventions, and customer satisfaction.
Speech Language Pathologist Department Head
Rocky Mountain Therapy
07.2019 - 04.2022
- Provided school based on sight services at local elementary. Responsible for carrying out IEP treatment towards IEP goals, evaluations, and screenings.
- Delivered tele-therapy to adult and pediatric patients in all areas of SLP expertise
- Responsible for evaluating and implementing plans of care, documentation of progress towards goals, and modification of interventions for home health and out-patient population
- Daily collaboration with interdisciplinary therapy team members to maintain patient centered care
- Regularly treat adult and pediatric patients with disorders in the areas of dysphagia, aphasia, voice disorder, dysarthria, memory, cognition, articulation, phonology, language delay
Speech Language Pathologist
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2018 - 11.2018
- Responsible for evaluating inpatient and outpatient case load for communication, cognition and swallowing abilities
- Initiated planning, organizing, coordinating, and administering goal-directed activities and treatment plans to promote and restore optimum independence in daily life tasks on both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Regularly treated patients with dementia, neuromuscular disorders, stroke, aphasia, dysphagia, cognition difficulties, TBI, Parkinson's disease, and dysarthria
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary care team members to ensure patient centered goals are focus
Speech-Language Pathologist
Altru Health System
06.2016 - 06.2018
- Planned intervention, evaluation, documentation of progress towards goals, and modified intervention for patients
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary therapy team members to maintain patient's goals as primary goals
- Use of multiple EMR systems including EPIC, Rehab Optima, and Point Click Care
- Working knowledge of Medicare A and Medicare B guidelines as related to G-codes, RUG levels, and documentation guidelines
- Provided dysphagia in-service training for staff at multiple SNF sites biannually
- Experience with persons who were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, cerebrovascular accident, dementia, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, deaf, and hydrops fetalis
- Regularly treated patients with disorders in the areas of dysphagia, aphasia, voice disorder, dysarthria, cognition, articulation, phonology, language delay and autism
Education
Master of Science - Speech Language Pathology
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, MN2016
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Sciences
University of Montana
Missoula, MT2014
Skills
- School-Based Service Model
- Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) certified
- AAC
- Receptive/Expressive Language
- Dysphagia
- Memory/Cognition
- Stroke/TBI
- Dysarthria
- Articulation/Phonology
- Aphasia
- Language delay
Timeline
Speech Language Pathologist (Virtual)
Imagine Learning
06.2022 - Current
Speech Language Pathologist Department Head
Rocky Mountain Therapy
07.2019 - 04.2022
Speech Language Pathologist
Elkhorn Valley Rehabilitation Hospital
06.2018 - 11.2018
Speech-Language Pathologist
Altru Health System
06.2016 - 06.2018
Master of Science - Speech Language Pathology
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Sciences
University of Montana
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