Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP)

Job Summary

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our multidisciplinary rehabilitation team. The ideal candidate will assess, diagnose, and manage communication, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders across pediatric and adult populations, with a strong focus on neurological rehabilitation. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions, collaborating with healthcare professionals, educating patients and caregivers, and contributing to research, training, and quality improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Assessment & Evaluation

- Conduct comprehensive assessments of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders using standardized and non-standardized assessment tools.
- Perform bedside swallowing evaluations and participate in instrumental swallowing assessments such as Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS), where applicable.
- Assess communication and swallowing abilities in patients with tracheostomy and those requiring ventilatory support.
- Evaluate patients across inpatient, outpatient, ICU, and neuro-rehabilitation settings.

Therapy Planning & Intervention

- Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans based on clinical findings and functional goals.
- Provide therapy for speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders.
- Manage dysphasia using appropriate therapeutic exercises, compensatory strategies, secure feeding techniques, and swallowing rehabilitation protocols.
- Deliver early neuro-rehabilitation interventions, including coma stimulation for patients with disorders of consciousness.
- Implement Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)



strategies for individuals with severe communication impairments.
- Modify treatment plans based on patient progress and clinical outcomes.

Multidisciplinary Collaboration

- Work closely with physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, dietitians, nurses, and other rehabilitation professionals to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation plans.
- Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and rehabilitation meetings.
- Communicate patient progress, recommendations, and treatment outcomes to the healthcare team.

Patient & Caregiver Education

- Educate patients and caregivers on communication strategies, swallowing precautions, feeding techniques, therapeutic exercises, and home-based rehabilitation programs.
- Provide counseling and emotional support to promote functional independence and improve quality of life.

Documentation & Compliance

- Maintain accurate clinical documentation, therapy notes, treatment plans, progress reports, discharge summaries, and other required records.
- Ensure timely completion of documentation in compliance with institutional, legal, and regulatory standards.
- Adhere to ethical practices, patient confidentiality, infection control protocols, and organizational policies.

Training, Research & Quality Improvement

- Mentor and provide clinical training to interns and trainees through supervision and evidence-based teaching.




- Participate in academic programs, continuing education, research activities, and professional development initiatives.
- Contribute to quality improvement projects and service development within the rehabilitation department.

Patient Population The Speech and Language Pathologist will work with patients presenting with:

- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Head injury
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Parkinson's disease
- Encephalitis
- Disorders of consciousness (coma/minimally conscious state)
- Tracheotomy and ventilator-dependent patients
- Dysphasia and swallowing disorders
- Aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech
- Voice disorders
- Cognitive-communication disorders
- Pediatric speech and language disorders
- Articulation and language delays

Required Skills

- Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Expertise in speech, language, cognitive-communication, and dysphasia rehabilitation
- Knowledge of tracheotomy management and neuro-rehabilitation
- Familiarity with AAC systems and communication aids
- Excellent interpersonal, counseling, and communication skills
- Strong documentation and clinical reasoning abilities
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to ethical practice, patient-centered care, and continuous professional development

Preferred Qualification

- Bachelors/Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP/MASLP/M.Sc. SLP) or equivalent.
- Valid registration with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).
- Experience in neurological rehabilitation, dysphasia management, ICU rehabilitation, or tracheotomy care will be preferred.

Regards

Veena - 90351 46210

[email protected]

📌 Speech Language Pathologist (Bengaluru)
🏢 PRS Neurosciences and Mechatronics Research Institute
📍 Bengaluru