Glenn Anne Jolk

• Evaluate and treat a caseload addressing acute and exacerbated dysphagia, cognitive-communication disorders, aphasia, apraxia of speech, dysarthria, and voice impairments
• Frequently collaborate with acute care clinicians regarding swallow imaging and determine physiology based rehabilitative intervention
• Coordinate family training, interdisciplinary referrals, and discharge planning to promote efficient return to community with maximized independence
• Routinely lead a dysphagia education course during new staff orientation to maximize staff comprehension and adherence to dysphagia protocols
• Establish and maintain a speech therapy resource collection with evidenced based evaluation and treatment materials for department use
• Participate in physician led in-service series to cultivate best practice through regular education and multidisciplinary collaboration

• Awarded "Employee of the Month" for January 2025

• Evaluate and treat a caseload addressing acute and exacerbated dysphagia, cognitive-communication disorders, aphasia, apraxia of speech, dysarthria, and voice impairments
• Frequently collaborate with acute care clinicians regarding swallow imaging and determine physiology based rehabilitative intervention
• Coordinate family training, interdisciplinary referrals, and discharge planning to promote efficient return to community with maximized independence
• Routinely lead a dysphagia education course during new staff orientation to maximize staff comprehension and adherence to dysphagia protocols
• Establish and maintain a speech therapy resource collection with evidenced based evaluation and treatment materials for department use
• Participate in physician led in-service series to cultivate best practice through regular education and multidisciplinary collaboration

• Awarded "Employee of the Month" for January 2025

• Provided rehabilitation services to short term and long term care patients including acute treatment and skilled maintenance programs
• Routinely scheduled third party barium swallow studies and implemented patient specific exercise routines and compensatory strategies, followed by staff education
• Collaborated daily with physical and occupational therapists in order to promote a holistic plan of care to address functional deficits and promote meaningful carryover into ADLs
• Routinely corresponded with nursing, social work, and administration in order to maximize the patient stability and success necessary for maximized patient outcomes

• Successfully transitioned from supervised to independent management of short-term rehabilitation and long-term care residents
• Provided evidence-based treatment addressing dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive-communication, voice, alternative and augmentative communication, dysarthria, and apraxia of speech
• Cultivated open communication between patient, family, and staff regarding needs, progress, and plan of care amendment