Speech Therapist - Karachi, Pakistan

Job Description

Aga Khan University Hospital invites applications for the position of Speech Therapist.

Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for:
assessing patients, developing and delivering individual speech therapy treatment to improve the patients auditory comprehension, visual reading perception and comprehensive, oral motor strength, coordination and symmetry, swallowing components of oral phase, pharyngeal phase indicators, verbal expression, word finding skills, speech intelligibility and articulation, voice characteristics, written expression, gestured communication skills, augmentative and alternative modes of communication;
writing patient assessment and progress notes according to the designed format;
liaising with medical personnel in daily ward rounds and with peers in the outpatient rehabilitation department to obtain relevant information about the progress/needs of patients;
educating and advising patients and their family regarding the diagnosed condition, the treatment plan, the expected prognosis and the short and long term goals;
participating in internal (in-house) and/or external training programmes and research activities;
interacting professionally with patients, families, peers, medical and health care personnel;
writing patient assessment and progress notes according to the designed format;
complying with the department policies and organizational quality standards i.e. JCIA.

Requirements:
MA in Speech Audiology & Pathology from a recognized university;
One year post education experience as speech therapist or 1 year traineeship, preferably in a hospital;
Sound knowledge of speech therapy theory, techniques and equipment.

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