R Ann Sievers
Speech Language Pathologist
Baraboo,WI
Summary
Highly-motivated SLP with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Have experience in high school setting and residential children's center (RCC).
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Speech Language Pathologist
Powerback Rehab
Reedsburg, WI
04.2023 - Current
- Assessed patient's language and speech production abilities including articulation, fluency, voice quality, and pragmatics.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to develop treatment strategies and goals for patients.
- Developed individualized plans for patients to address impairments in communication, swallowing, and cognitive-communication skills.
Speech and Language Pathologist
MJ Care at Sauk County Health Care Center
Reedsburg, WI
06.2021 - Current
- Providing direct services to residents at the facility, including rehab and long term patients
- Duties include screenings, evaluations, treatments, patient/caregiver education, and discharge planning
- Duties also include attending Nutrition at Risk meetings, assist rehab manager with rehab tech duties, occasionally attending morning rounds and medicare meetings, etc
- Have consistently provided speech services, flexing time as needed to ensure appropriate coverage of caseload
Speech Language Pathologist
Rehab Care/Select Rehab at St Camillus
Wauwatosa, WI
01.2016 - 05.2021
- Provided direct services to residents on St Camillus Campus, mostly on SNF unit, occasionally includes ALF, independent, and home health populations
- Duties included screenings, evaluations, individual and congruent treatments, patient/caregiver education, and discharge planning
- Inpatient caseload included CVAs, multiple types of dementia and encephalopathies, complex medical, etc
- Focus on medication management training higher level skills needed for successful return to home environment following falls, CVAs, pneumonia, sepsis, etc
- Helped cover rehab director duties during vacations and as needed
Speech Language Pathologist
Waukesha Springs
Waukesha, WI
01.2010 - 01.2016
- Provided direct services to residents including evaluations, individual treatments, pt/caregiver education, and discharge planning
- Inpatient caseload included multiple types of dementias and encephalopathies, CVAs, trachs, and others
- Assisted rehab director as needed, covered rehab director duties during vacations, maternity leave, etc. (Duties included caseload management, RUG management, obtain insurance approvals/updates, attend management meetings, complete schedules, time sheets, etc.)
- HealthPro employee at this facility since transition to contract therapy team on May 1, 2016
Speech Language Pathologist
Sunbelt Staffing
Greendale, WI
01.2009 - 01.2010
- Was contracted to provide SLP services at a high school
- Provided evaluations, and individual and group treatments to adolescents in both pullout and classroom settings
- Caseload included wide variety of diagnoses including MR, DD, language delay, articulation/fluency disorders, etc
- Developed IEPs and attended IEP meetings, participated in parent/teacher conferences.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions addressing social pragmatic skills or other areas of need with multiple clients at once.
- Monitored progress of clients through data collection procedures on standardized assessments and informal measures.
- Assessed patient's language and speech production abilities including articulation, fluency, voice quality, and pragmatics.
Speech Language Pathologist
Lakeview Specialty Hospital
Waterford, WI
01.1999 - 01.2009
dementias
- Inpatient and outpatient caseload included TBI, CVA, trachs, vents, multiple dementiasdementias and encephalopathies, neurobehavioral, and others
- Last year has also included treating adolescents with multiple medical and behavioral diagnoses on RCC unit
- Was team leader for large portion of employment
- Responsibilities included caseload management, program development, and completing yearly reviews
- Have supervised four successful CFY candidates and numerous student affiliations.
Education
Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI12.1992
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee12.1990
Skills
- Active Listening
- Speech and Language Evaluation
- Caseload Management
- Problem-Solving
- Attention to Detail
- Documentation skills
- Reliability
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Relationship Building
Memberships And Awards
- Member of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Recipient of Waukesha Springs' Employee of the Month award
- Recipient of several Lakeview’s Employee of the Month awards
- Recipient of NovaCare’s Clinical Excellence Award for Midwest Division
- Recipient of NovaCare’s Outstanding SLP Award
Affiliations
- American Speech Hearing and Language Association (ASHA)
- animal lover and part-time farmer with horses, sheep, and chickens
- enjoy reading, crafts and gardening
Accomplishments
- Clinical Excellence Award for the Midwest Division
- Outstanding SLP Award
- Recognized by Area Manager for covering Rehab Director's maternity leave
Certification
- American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) certified
- Certified in Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS)
- Licensed by Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Speech Language Pathologist
Powerback Rehab
04.2023 - Current
Speech and Language Pathologist
MJ Care at Sauk County Health Care Center
06.2021 - Current
Speech Language Pathologist
Rehab Care/Select Rehab at St Camillus
01.2016 - 05.2021
Speech Language Pathologist
Waukesha Springs
01.2010 - 01.2016
Speech Language Pathologist
Sunbelt Staffing
01.2009 - 01.2010
Speech Language Pathologist
Lakeview Specialty Hospital
01.1999 - 01.2009
Master of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science - Communication Sciences And Disorders
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) certified
- Certified in Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS)
- Licensed by Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)
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