Maureen Erhard
Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio
Summary
To obtain an administrative leadership position offering opportunities for professional and career growth.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech/Language Pathologist/Assistant Therapy Program Manager
Select Rehabilitation @ Laurel Lake RC
07.2012 - Current
- Facilitate collaboration among therapy department employees and facility staff
- Create and maintain staff schedules and patient appointments
- Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team and attend patient care meetings to improve overall patient care and provide conflict resolution
- Communicate with insurance companies for therapy coverage
- Complete and organize daily, weekly and monthly facility and company tracking reports and facilitate patient discharge planning
- Maintain/Update Utilization Review documents and communicate any changes between facility departments
- Provide a full range of Speech-Language Pathology services including the identification, assessment, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions in a variety of settings (inpatient skilled nursing, assisted living and outpatient independent living and Home Health) to individuals with impairments of Speech, Language, Cognition, Voice and Dysphagia
- Contribute to program development, quality improvement and productivity enhancement.
Speech/Language Pathologist
Therapy Partners
01.2012 - 06.2012
- Identify patients in need of SLP services through routine screening procedures and request evaluation orders from attending physicians
- Administer diagnostic inventories and provide treatment to adults with speech, communication, voice, swallowing and cognitive/linguistic deficits
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings
- Administrative duties including scheduling, planning, and acting supervisor when the therapy program manager was out of the office
- Assisted facility in development of program to ease introduction of new thickening agent for improved patient and nursing participation.
Speech/Language Pathologist
National Church Residences
08.2007 - 12.2011
- Identify patients in need of SLP services through routine screening procedures and request evaluation orders from attending physicians
- Administer diagnostic inventories and provide treatment to adults with speech, swallowing and cognitive/linguistic deficits resulting from CVA, TBI, Mouth and Throat Cancers, MS, Alzheimer’s Disease.
Speech/Language Pathologist
Nursing Home Group/In-House Rehabilitation Services
01.1998 - 08.2007
- Provide Speech/Language Pathology services to young adults with various communication and swallowing deficits resulting from Cerebral Palsy, Huntington‘s Chorea, MS, Down‘s Syndrome, TBI and Tar dive’s Dyskinesia.
Director of SLP Services
The Park Associates
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Provided evaluations and remediation of various forms of communication disabilities to neurologically impaired adults
- Dysphagia team Leader
- Designed and implemented rehab dining program for dysphagia patients to maximize potential
- Coordinated weekly interdisciplinary team meetings to increase communication between departments.
Lifeguard/Swim Instructor
YMCA of Niles and Warren OH
01.1983 - 01.1987
- Supervise and ensure public safety during open swim times and private/group parties
- Provided swim instruction to children and adults of all ages with emphasis on water safety, basic skills and stroke development
- Customer service representative-answer phones, schedule fitness/swim lessons, check patrons in/out, strong organizational skills, clean and prep equipment for next patron.
Education
M.S. in Speech/Language Pathology -
State U of New York, College @ Fredonia
08.1994
B.S. in Ed for the Speech and Hearing Handicapped -
SUNY, Fredonia State
05.1993
A.S. in Business Administration -
Jamestown Community College
12.1990
Skills
- 25 yrs Clinical and Management Experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Administrative Oversight of Care Delivery
- Team Leader and Collaborator
- Interdisciplinary Team Member
- Independent Problem Solver
- Detail Oriented
- Conflict Resolution
- Strong Client Advocate
- Promote Ethical Culture
Volunteer Experience
- Co-Leader and lifetime member @ Girl Scouts of America
- Parent volunteer with Summit Racing and CFHS swim team
Certification
- Ohio SLP license #5616
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence
- Member of ASHA and OSHLA
- CPR, American Heart Association certificate
- Certified in Vital Stim Therapy
References
- Cristina DiLullo, Girl Scouts of America, 330-618-2982
- Lynn Evans, OTR/L, 440-845-0200
- Amy Pozmann OTR/L, 330-388-7050
- Gary Motta, SLP, Western Reserve Hospital, 330-923-2262
- Caroline Beck-Byrne, SLP, 330-819-4465
- Linda Shackelford, 866-925-8505, Encore Rehabilitation Corp.
Timeline
Speech/Language Pathologist/Assistant Therapy Program Manager
Select Rehabilitation @ Laurel Lake RC
07.2012 - Current
Speech/Language Pathologist
Therapy Partners
01.2012 - 06.2012
Speech/Language Pathologist
National Church Residences
08.2007 - 12.2011
Speech/Language Pathologist
Nursing Home Group/In-House Rehabilitation Services
01.1998 - 08.2007
Director of SLP Services
The Park Associates
01.1997 - 01.1998
Lifeguard/Swim Instructor
YMCA of Niles and Warren OH
01.1983 - 01.1987
M.S. in Speech/Language Pathology -
State U of New York, College @ Fredonia
B.S. in Ed for the Speech and Hearing Handicapped -
SUNY, Fredonia State
A.S. in Business Administration -
Jamestown Community College
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