Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Certifications
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Ashley Wright

Ridgeley

Summary

To secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wright Speech
05.2012 - Current
  • Providing consultative and contracted services for speech language pathology, billing and coding, documented medical necessity
  • Supervising SLPA, CFY and graduate clinicians
  • Private practice client management
  • Job Duties and Responsibilities: screening, evaluation and treatment of communication disorders that impact academic function, case manager, develop IEP including goals, schedule IEP meetings, maintain parent contact regarding progress and student need, coordinate with special education teachers and school psychologist, evaluate the need for AAC devices, implementation of AAC devices
  • Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale certified with substantial experience testing students in collaboration with the school psychologist

Clinical Project Manager

Children’s Evaluation and Therapy Center
08.2020 - 08.2022
  • Utilization review for documented medical necessity and therapeutic appropriateness
  • Case management
  • Documentation auditing for correct ICD 10 coding, CPT coding, clinical standards
  • Submitting and entering all prior-authorizations for Cigna, UHC, BCBS, Aetna
  • Obtaining insurance eligibility, verifying benefits
  • Completing provider credentialing
  • Supervising all clinical staff
  • Hiring and onboarding
  • Training all clinical staff
  • Managing and implementing Q-Global evaluations
  • Providing virtual speech therapy to pediatric patients ages 12 months to 19 years
  • Complying with medical and documentation standards for private health insurance companies
  • Documentation auditing
  • Evaluation of pediatric patients with a wide range of disabilities

Speech- Language Pathologist (PRN)

Genesis Therapies
06.2012 - 09.2020
  • Director of Rehabilitation: Erin King, 304-298-3602
  • Job Duties and Responsibilities: Provide coverage for primary therapists on an as need basis. Coverage includes evaluations, treatments, documentation and screening

Lead Speech-Language Pathologist (Full Time)

Cumberland Healthcare Center, Cumberland, MD - RehabCare (Skilled Nursing Facility)
11.2012 - 04.2020
  • Job Duties and Responsibilities: Lead speech-language pathologist. Provide comprehensive speech-language pathology services to patients including administering evaluations and assessments, completing plan of care, maintaining documentation, providing screening services to all new admissions and long-term care residents, complying with Medicare standards of care, maintaining an 83% productivity each day
  • Documentation auditing specialist
  • Program developer

AAC- Evaluating Speech Language Pathologist

Potomac Center of Romney
11.2014 - 01.2020
  • Case manager
  • Providing comprehensive language and communication evaluations to resident’s aged 4-28 with severe behavior disorders and intellectual disabilities
  • AAC evaluations, programming, implementation of communication devices
  • Collaborating with behavior therapists and other therapy disciplines to establish an appropriate plan of care

Education

Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology

West Virginia University
05.2012

Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

West Virginia University
05.2010

Skills

  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Multicultural sensitivity
  • Patience and tolerance
  • Therapeutic techniques
  • Caseload management
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Diagnostic analysis
  • Instructional skills
  • Supervision

Certification

  • ASHA CCC- #14074704
  • West Virginia Speech-Language Pathologist – SLP-1442
  • Maryland Speech-Language Pathologist - #07228
  • Washington State Speech-Language Pathologist
  • California Speech-Language Pathologist
  • VitalStim, ADOS certification

Certifications

* ADOS certified

* Autism certification

* AAC 

Timeline

Clinical Project Manager

Children’s Evaluation and Therapy Center
08.2020 - 08.2022

AAC- Evaluating Speech Language Pathologist

Potomac Center of Romney
11.2014 - 01.2020

Lead Speech-Language Pathologist (Full Time)

Cumberland Healthcare Center, Cumberland, MD - RehabCare (Skilled Nursing Facility)
11.2012 - 04.2020

Speech- Language Pathologist (PRN)

Genesis Therapies
06.2012 - 09.2020

Speech-Language Pathologist

Wright Speech
05.2012 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

West Virginia University

Master of Science - Speech-Language Pathology

West Virginia University