Jordan Santos
Riverbank,CA
Summary
Certified Speech Therapist with experience in both clinical and education settings. Specialize in pediatric therapy, adept at developing individualized treatment plans to address diverse needs. Strengths include communication, patience, problem-solving, and empathy. Past roles involved successful implementation of speech improvement strategies resulting in marked progress in patients' speech abilities.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech Therapist II
Kaiser Permanente
Fresno And Modesto, CA
01.2020 - Current
- Evaluate and treat children (birth to 18 years old) with a variety of pulmonary, cardiac, gastrointestinal, and neurologic disorders, resulting in pre-feeding, feeding, swallowing, cognitive, language, and speech deficits.
- Assess and manage neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for pre-feeding and feeding/swallowing.
- Provide specialized treatment for breastfeeding mothers and their infants.
- Conducted educational sessions for parents of children with delayed expressive language.
- Educate and inform pediatricians of the various speech and language diagnoses and when to refer patients
- Educate neonatal nursing providers and staff on cue based feeding and neurodevelopmental care
- Participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient progress and plan next steps of intervention.
- Educated families on strategies to support the patient's communication needs.
- Created individualized treatment plans based on patient needs while adhering to ethical standards set forth by professional organizations.
Speech Therapist I
Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center
Modesto, CA
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with medical professionals to provide comprehensive speech-language services to trauma patients at Level 1 Trauma Center.
- Conducted comprehensive speech therapy services for medical ICU, telemetry, oncology, cardiac, and surgery units.
- Conducted comprehensive bedside swallow, speaking valve, speech/language, and cognitive evaluations.
- Delivered comprehensive treatment for speech, language, and cognitive disorders.
- Commenced training in Modified Barium Swallow Studies.
- Engaged in weekly staff huddles.
- Created individualized treatment plans based on patient needs while adhering to ethical standards set forth by professional organizations.
Speech Language Pathologist
Lammersville Unified School District
Tracy, CA
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Assessed and provided treatment for children aged 3-13 with cognitive, speech, and language impairments.
- Designed strategies within IEPs to support educational challenges in speech and language.
- Worked with a special education preschool team comprising teachers, psychologists, and occupational therapists to evaluate developmental delays in children.
- Administered weekly therapy sessions for over 50 students each year, aligning with IEP plans.
- Administered standardized assessments such as the CELF-5 or GFTA-3 for diagnosis of language disorders in children.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop treatment strategies and goals for patients.
Education
Master of Arts - Communicative Disorder and Deaf Studies - Speech Pathology Option
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA12.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
California State University, Fresno
Fresno, CA12.2014
Skills
- Assessments
- Case management
- Progress monitoring
- Resource advocacy
- Early intervention
- Pediatric feeding
- Relationship building
- Parent education
Certification
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, 14313177
- California License in Speech Language Pathology, 28203
- Certified Lactation Counselor, 2021, Present
- Licensed NOMAS Professional, 2018, Present
- SOFFI Certified Professional, 2022, Present
Professional service and memberships
- National Association of Neonatal Therapists, NANT Member, 2019, Current
- National Association of Neonatal Therapists, NANT IGNITE Cohort, 2023, Current
- American Speech Language Hearing Association, ASHA Member, 2018, Current
- American Speech Language Hearing Association, ASHA Special Interest Group 13: Swallowing, 2022, Current
- Feeding Matters, Digital Outreach Committee Member & Scheduling lead, 2021-2022
Accomplishments
- ASHA ACE Award Recipient 2020-2024
Continuing Education
National Association of Neonatal Therapists
- Clinical Beside Feeding Assessments in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) - 1.45 CEU
- Sensory Based Intervention Guideline for Preterm Infants in the NICU - .05 CEU
- The Skin and the Brain and Neonatal Care - .10 CEU
- Ignite Core Mentorship Program - 1.6 CEU
Pediatric Feeding Therapy LLC
- Pediatric Feeding Mentorship Group - .85 CEU
- Language Developmental During the first 3 years - .05
- Responsive Feeding From Birth - .10 CEU
- The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Feeding Therapist Accelerator - 2.00 CEU
- Advanced Pediatric Feeding Mentorship Group - .85 CEU
Mobile Dysphagia Diagnostics
- Neuroprotective Care in the NICU touching the brain for a lifetime - .20 CEU
- Supporting Breastfeeding Dyads - .20 CEU
Healthy Children's Project
- Lactation Counselor Training Coure - 95 hours
- Maternal and Infant Assessment for Breastfeeding and Human Lactation - 31.25 hours
Timeline
Speech Therapist II
Kaiser Permanente
01.2020 - Current
Speech Therapist I
Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center
01.2019 - 01.2020
Speech Language Pathologist
Lammersville Unified School District
01.2018 - 01.2019
Master of Arts - Communicative Disorder and Deaf Studies - Speech Pathology Option
California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Arts - Communicative Disorders and Deaf Studies
California State University, Fresno