Jessica McCloskey
Wilmington,NC
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Speech-Language Pathologist
Pender County Schools
Rocky Point, North Carolina
08.2021 - Current
- Manage a caseload of 75+ students ranging from preschool through 8th grade, providing comprehensive speech-language services
- Supervise a speech-language pathology assistant, ensuring high-quality service delivery and adherence to best practices.
- Deliver targeted interventions addressing articulation, language, fluency, and social communication disorders, enhancing student communication skills
- Conduct comprehensive speech and language evaluations, including observations, standardized assessments, and detailed written reports
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement IEPs, facilitating effective communication among staff and families for student support
- Engage in and run IEP meetings, clarifying student service needs and advocating for appropriate support and resources.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory standards in speech-language pathology services, ensuring effective delivery of care.
- Analyze results from diagnostic tests and wrote comprehensive reports summarizing findings.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Brunswick County Schools
Winnabow, North Carolina
08.2014 - 06.2021
- Managed caseload of 50+ elementary-age students with diverse speech-language and cognitive disorders, facilitating tailored interventions to support individual needs
- 2020-2021- Middle and High School caseload. Primarily worked with students with expressive and receptive language disorders in addition to pragmatic language disorders. Worked closely with a life skills/adaptive class at the middle and high school providing co-teaching and push-in services for students with speech-language goals.
- Served on IST (Individual Student Team) to provide speech-language interventions to students not identified under exceptional students. Provided training and materials to regular education teachers on speech and language disorders with interventions to provide in the classroom for students with suspected speech-language disabilities. MTSS
- Collaborated with staff members to address students' communication needs
- Delivered individual and small group interventions, develop Plans of Care for each individual served, and perform hearing screenings and speech-language/communication evaluations
- Organized and led IEP meetings with interdisciplinary teams and parents, ensuring collaborative approaches to address student communication needs
- Handled Medicaid billing and documented treatment and evaluations daily.
- Provided speech-language therapy interventions through remote learning platforms (Zoom, Google Meet)
Speech-Language Pathologist
Brunswick Cove Living Facility (PRN)
Winnabow, North Carolina
06.2015 - 06.2020
- Provided speech therapy services to residents of BCLF in the areas of dysphagia, cognitive-linguistic deficits, voice disorders, and overall communication skills
- Evaluated communication disorders in residents, developing tailored therapy plans to address individual needs.
- Conducted standardized assessments for dementia, cognitive deficits, and aphasia.
- Conducted bedside swallow evaluations to identify swallowing disorders, guiding targeted interventions for dysphagia.
- Implemented evidence-based practices for speech and language intervention, improving patient outcomes and communication skills.
- Maintained therapy logs and ensured compliance with Medicaid documentation standards
Education
Master of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC05-2014
Bachelor of Science - Communication Science and Disorders
University Of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC05-2012
Associates of Art - General Studies
Guilford Technical Community College
Jamestown, NC05-2009
Costa Rica Language Academy
San Jose, Costa Rica06-2008
Skills
- IEP development
- Treatment plan development
- Diagnostic analysis
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
- Documentation and reporting
- Compliance standards
- ECATS
- EZedMed Infohandler
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Google Suite Proficiency
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Multicultural sensitivity
Unrelated Work Experience
- Bed Bath & Beyond, 05/2007- 08/2014
- Friendly Pets, 06/1999-04/2007
Credentials And Education
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence, # 14065564
- North Carolina State License in Speech Language Pathology, #11449
- Professional Educator's License State of North Carolina, #1180079
- Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 05/01/14
- Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders, Magna Cum Laude, Disciplinary Honors, University Of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, 05/01/12
- Associates of Art in General Studies, Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC, 05/01/09
- Certificate in Gerontology, Cape Fear Community College, 2015
- Certificate in Language Academy, Costa Rica Language Academy, San Jose, Costa Rica, 06/01/08
Timeline
Speech-Language Pathologist
Pender County Schools
08.2021 - Current
Speech-Language Pathologist
Brunswick Cove Living Facility (PRN)
06.2015 - 06.2020
Speech-Language Pathologist
Brunswick County Schools
08.2014 - 06.2021
Master of Arts - Speech-Language Pathology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor of Science - Communication Science and Disorders
University Of North Carolina at Greensboro
Associates of Art - General Studies
Guilford Technical Community College
Costa Rica Language Academy