Profile
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with 11 years of clinical experience across acute care, outpatient rehabilitation, and pediatric school-based settings. Specializes in dysphagia management, AAC device implementation, and motor speech disorders, with a record of reducing modified diet orders by 30% through targeted swallowing intervention protocols. Holds ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) and Oregon state licensure; PROMPT-certified and trained in FEES administration.
Work Experience
Senior Speech-Language PathologistMar 2019 - Present
Providence Rehabilitation Services, Portland, OR
- Manage a caseload of 38–42 outpatient adults and pediatric patients weekly, maintaining a 94% goal-attainment rate across articulation, fluency, and cognitive-communication disorders.
- Designed and implemented a standardized dysphagia screening protocol adopted across 3 clinic sites, cutting unnecessary instrumental swallowing study referrals by 22% and saving an estimated $180,000 annually in diagnostic costs.
- Supervise and mentor 2 clinical fellows and 1 SLP assistant, delivering bi-weekly feedback sessions that contributed to both fellows earning CCC-SLP certification within 9 months of hire.
Speech-Language PathologistJun 2015 - Feb 2019
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Portland, OR
- Provided acute-care SLP services on neurology, trauma, and oncology units, completing an average of 12 evaluations and 18 treatment sessions per day with a 48-hour average referral-to-evaluation turnaround.
- Led a multidisciplinary team initiative to reduce hospital-acquired aspiration pneumonia rates, contributing to a 17% decline over 18 months through enhanced FEES-guided diet texture recommendations.
- Documented 100% of sessions in Epic EMR within the same business day, achieving zero documentation compliance flags during two consecutive Joint Commission audits.
School-Based Speech-Language PathologistAug 2013 - May 2015
Beaverton School District, Beaverton, OR
- Served 54 students across two elementary schools under IDEA, writing and implementing IEPs for language delays, articulation disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, and autism spectrum communication needs.
- Introduced 11 AAC systems (Proloquo2Go, LAMP Words for Life) for nonverbal students, resulting in measurable increases in spontaneous communication for 9 of 11 students within one academic year.
- Collaborated with special education teachers and occupational therapists to co-treat 8 students with complex communication needs, reducing pull-out time by 25% while maintaining IEP goal progress.
Education
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders2011 - 2013
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Graduate Thesis: Efficacy of PROMPT Intervention in Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech — presented at ASHA Annual Convention 2013
Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders2007 - 2011
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Summa Cum Laude; Dean's List all 8 semesters