Bridget Lane-Mitteness
Bellevue,WA
Summary
Skilled Speech Language Pathologist with strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in patient assessment, time management, organizational skills and therapy-program design and execution.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech Language Pathologist
AMN Healthcare
Woodbridge, VA
11.2014 - 09.2015
- Included assessment and intervention directed towards dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria and cognitive deficits in adults.
- Developed a Plan of Care based on the evaluation, physician's orders, and recommended goals.
- Implemented training of family, caregivers and community members relevant to patient's needs.
- Contributed to team meetings and collaborated with management in the decision-making process.
- Referred patients for instrumentalization assessment (Modified Barium Swallow study and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow) to rule out aspiration.
- Re-evaluated patients as needed, modifying goals and treatment as the patient's status changes and communicates patient's evaluation and subsequent progress to physician, referral sources, and other clinical staff.
- Reporting all appropriate data to patient's record.
Speech and Language Pathologist
Compcare Therapeutics
Jersey City, NJ
07.2014 - 11.2014
- Provided in-home based Early Intervention services to young children and their families.
- Worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team that included occupational therapists, physical therapists, and educators.
- Used play-based models to encourage improvement in receptive and expressive communication skills.
- Provided parent coaching to assist parents in becoming primary models for their children throughout the day.
Speech Language Pathologist
Genesis Rehabilitation
West Orange, NJ
11.2010 - 08.2014
- Evaluated speech and language abilities by administering diagnostic tests.
- Referred patients for instrumentalization assessment (MBS and FEES) to rule out aspiration.
- Dysphagia assessment and treatment.
- Demonstrated clear written and oral communication skills when working with healthcare professionals, patients and caregivers.
- Implemented training of family, caregivers, and community members relevant to patient's needs.
- Worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team that included physicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and respiratory therapists.
- Administered VitalStim therapy to patients that present with dysphagia to improve their swallowing abilities by retraining muscle groups needed to complete the swallowing process.
Speech Language Pathologist
Sundance Rehabilitation-Innova
Deptford, NJ
05.2010 - 11.2010
- Completed CFY and provided individual and group therapy to adults with swallowing, speech, language, and cognitive deficits due to various etiologies (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury, dementia, and neurological disorders).
- Monitored and recorded patient progress in response to therapy.
- Treated each patient according to a written Plan of Care to meet predetermined goals.
- Administered diagnostic and screening assessments to adults presenting with dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria, and cognitive disorders.
- Observed the administration of the FEES to rule out aspiration and determine the effectiveness of treatment strategies of the swallow mechanism to reduce aspiration risk.
Speech Language Pathologist
Montclair Public Schools
Montclair, NJ
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Completed CFY requirements in the school setting.
- Provided individual and group therapy to children aged 5-11 with speech and language disorders.
- Administered diagnostic assessments to children presenting with articulation, phonological and language disorders: Test of Pragmatic Language-Second Edition (TOPL-2), Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test (EOWPVT), Receptive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test (ROWPVT) and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals, 4th Edition (CELF-4).
- Participated in IEP meetings to discuss diagnostic results and recommendations.
- Collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to determine appropriate outcomes and treatment plans.
Education
Master of Arts - Speech Language Pathology
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ05.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ05.2004
Skills
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association member
- Licensed Speech Pathologist in Washington
- Feeding and oral motor therapy aptness
- Speech impairments proficiency
- Patient-focused therapy
- Family and patient education and training
- Focused on consistent, quality care
- Adaptive to changing environments
- Skilled with assessing and providing therapy to pediatric and geriatric patients that present with articulation, language, swallowing, oral motor and cognitive disorders
Timeline
Speech Language Pathologist
AMN Healthcare
11.2014 - 09.2015
Speech and Language Pathologist
Compcare Therapeutics
07.2014 - 11.2014
Speech Language Pathologist
Genesis Rehabilitation
11.2010 - 08.2014
Speech Language Pathologist
Sundance Rehabilitation-Innova
05.2010 - 11.2010
Speech Language Pathologist
Montclair Public Schools
01.2010 - 05.2010
Master of Arts - Speech Language Pathology
Montclair State University
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey