Overview
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Education
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Fatima Sacirovic

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Speech and Language Pathologist

Reliant Rehabilitation
07.2023 - Current

Resume

  • Assessed, diagnosed, and treated dysphagia, cognitive-linguistic deficits, aphasia, dysarthria, tracheostomies and oral motor disorders in adults with a variety of diagnoses including, TBI, CVA, and neurodegenerative disorders
  • Established and implemented personalized functional speech therapy goals for patients focused on evidence-based treatment plans that effectively addressed the unique needs of each patient
  • Counseled and made recommendations to patients and their families about communication strategies, safe swallowing precautions, and other strategies related to cognitive-communication skills
  • Conducted thorough evaluations of patients' swallowing abilities, leading to appropriate recommendations for diet modifications or further medical referrals when necessary.
  • Provided patient and caregiver education regarding diet texture levels, previous or upcoming instrumentals, and anatomy and physiology of swallowing
  • Implemented group therapy sessions for individuals with similar cognitive-communication and swallowing challenges, promoting peer support and increased motivation.
  • Trialed and completed necessary documentation to obtain high tech speech generating devices for patients with Aphasia
  • Made appropriate recommendations for referrals for instrumentals, GI consults, ENT consults, psych consults, and other providers as needed
  • Advocated for contracting with mobile FEES company with administrators and other staff with success in order to provide timely assessment of swallow function for patients

Speech-Language Pathologist

Infinity Rehab
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Evaluated and treated adults with speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders
  • Completed clinical documentation and collaborated with interdisciplinary team
  • Trialed and completed necessary documentation to obtain high tech speech generating devices for patients with Aphasia
  • Customized therapeutic interventions for culturally diverse populations, ensuring sensitivity to individual values, beliefs, and communication styles while delivering effective care.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create comprehensive treatment plans for patients with complex communication disorders.

Education

Master of Science - Speech And Hearing Sciences

Portland State University
Portland, OR
06.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
05.2017

Skills

  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Caseload and time management
  • Collaboration and Teamwork
  • Augmentative Communication
  • Dysphagia Management
  • Cognitive-Communication treatment
  • Patient advocacy

Clinical Experiences

Adult Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation Externship | Brain Injury Rehab Center

SPRING 2022

  • Conducted cognitive-communication assessments, patient education, and intervention in an outpatient comprehensive cognitive rehabilitation setting, including facilitating a functional skills program and individual and group therapy
  • Completed clinical documentation and collaborated with interdisciplinary team

Adult Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation Externship | Sarah Bellum's Bakery

WINTER 2022

  • Supported and directed adults with acquired brain injuries to develop functional, social, cognitive, and physical skills needed for returning to work through compensatory strategies, and modeling and cueing for their roles as volunteer bakers in a retail setting

Adult Dysphagia Clinic | OHSU Northwest Center for Voice and Swallowing

WINTER 2022

  • Evaluated and treated adults with dysphagia secondary to Parkinson's, Huntington's, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy, and Inclusion-Body Myositis, in a clinical outpatient setting
  • Conducted clinical swallow evaluations; administered barium and interpreted findings from modified barium swallow studies (MBSS); developed dysphagia intervention plans to meet client needs; provided counseling regarding swallowing disorders to clients and family members
  • Evaluated and treated dysphagia in adults within the ALS Clinic in the Department of Neurology at OHSU in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team

Trainings and Continued Education

Tracheostomy: Procedures Timing and Tubes February 2022

Aerodigestive and Respiratory Changes Post Tracheostomy February 2022

Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile Training (MBSImP) January 2021

Identified and rated components of oral, pharyngeal, and esophageal phases of swallowing

Race, Power, & Privilege Certificate of Completion November 2020

  • Diversity training focused on understanding individual, collective, and institutional levels of power to challenge prejudice and discrimination across settings and contexts

Boardmaker Training October 2020

  • Created accessible treatment materials using picture communication symbols

CPR/AED Certificate of Completion July 2020

Languages

Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian

Timeline

Speech and Language Pathologist

Reliant Rehabilitation
07.2023 - Current

Speech-Language Pathologist

Infinity Rehab
09.2022 - 06.2023

Master of Science - Speech And Hearing Sciences

Portland State University

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Northeastern Illinois University

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