Dianeth Clement
Lafayette,CO
Summary
Distinguished, compassionate Speech-Language Pathologist with over 7 years of therapy experience, including home health, memory and long-term care, and skilled rehabilitation settings. Skilled in advocacy, case management, intervention planning, documentation, multidisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based diagnosis and treatment strategies for individuals with developmental and acquired communication impairments. Familiar with documentation and reporting requirements for federal and state compliance. Progressive industry background and decisive leadership style. Offers strategic planning abilities, background in change management and forward-thinking mindset. Ready for challenges and focused on meeting future demands.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Primary Speech-Language Pathologist
The Peaks Care Center & Frontier Rehabilitation
03.2024 - Current
- Conducts comprehensive, English/Spanish speech and language assessments to identify communication impairments, including dysphagia, standardized tests, and clinical observations.
- Performs bedside swallow evaluations and requests referrals for fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS), and Gastroenterologist services.
- Develops individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings, setting realistic goals to address the resident's communication needs, considering their cognitive abilities and medical conditions.
- Implements speech therapy techniques, including cognitive therapy, language stimulation activities, voice therapy, speech motor exercises, and swallowing exercises and strategies to improve swallowing function.
- Educates residents and their families to utilize communication strategies, compensatory techniques, and home exercise programs to support progress upon discharge.
- Provides skilled education to caregivers and nursing staff to use trained compensatory strategies to decrease signs and symptoms of aspiration during meals.
- Works closely with nurses, doctors, occupational and physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate care and address residents’ needs.
Primary Speech-Language Pathologist
Linden Place Health & Rehabilitation
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Determines patient’s need for skilled and long-term care therapy based on objective and documented criteria and evaluation of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing dysfunction, and fluency.
- Develops a treatment plan at the end of the evaluation including measurable and objective long and short-term goals for each patient based on the evaluation data.
- Maintains timely and accurate records according to policies, procedures, and regulations including evaluations, screenings, progress notes, discharge summaries, and labor and service logs.
- Seeks frequent verbal interaction with attending physicians and other medical staff to address high-acuity cases.
- Works in a multidisciplinary team environment with residents, skilled nursing facility staff members, physicians, nurses, caregivers, family members, and social workers.
- Implements swallow precautions and address diet upgrade/downgrade needs using the IDDSI model.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Hopelight Behavioral Health
08.2020 - 06.2021
- Responsible for building a caseload and performing administrative tasks for start-up speech therapy services.
- SLP-A supervisor managing the speech therapy department, scheduling patients, and completing documentation utilizing ClinicSource.
- Provides home health, community, and behavioral center speech-language therapy services for children with cognitive and developmental disabilities and on the Autism Spectrum.
- Advocates for families by promoting early intervention and facilitating access to community resources for children with communication disorders.
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Colorado Pediatric Therapy Associates
06.2018 - 08.2020
- Provides speech therapy for children with speech, language, social, developmental, and cognitive communication disorders for in-home services.
- Conducts speech-language screening, without interpretation, and using age-appropriate screening protocols developed by the supervising SLP.
- Follows and implements documented treatment plans or protocols developed by a supervising SLP.
- Records patient progress and other data.
- Assists the SLP with assessments.
- Translates SLP's assessments and caregiver education.
- Advocates for families by promoting early intervention and facilitating access to community resources for people with communication disorders.
Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist
Goldstar Learning Options
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Improves challenging behaviors by implementing function-based intervention plans in collaboration with other professionals.
- Provides ongoing support and guidance to parents, empowering them to effectively implement ABA techniques at home.
- Evaluates client progress during quarterly review meetings, making necessary adjustments to treatment plans and celebrating achievements alongside families.
- Implementes data-driven strategies to monitor client progress, adjusting interventions as needed for optimal results.
Education
Master of Arts - Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO05-2023
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences & Disorders
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO05-2017
Skills
- Bilingual speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish
- Member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family-focused therapy
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Epic, ClinicSource, NetHealth, and ignite
- Extensive experience working with neurological disorders including ALS, MS, CVA, Parkinson's disease
- Experience in cognitive rehabilitation
Timeline
Primary Speech-Language Pathologist
The Peaks Care Center & Frontier Rehabilitation
03.2024 - Current
Primary Speech-Language Pathologist
Linden Place Health & Rehabilitation
06.2023 - 03.2024
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Hopelight Behavioral Health
08.2020 - 06.2021
Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant
Colorado Pediatric Therapy Associates
06.2018 - 08.2020
Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist
Goldstar Learning Options
06.2017 - 06.2018
Master of Arts - Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
University of Colorado At Boulder
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences & Disorders
Metropolitan State University of Denver
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