Manager Speech Language Pathologist

SHAWNISE L. TAYLOR

**** ******** *** § Richton Park, IL 60471 § Phone: 708-***-****

§ ***********@*****.***{e-mail}

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST – OWNER/INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR

Speech Language Pathologist professional with 10 years of experience in direct treatment and 7 years as an owner of a therapy staffing company. Expert in organizing, analyzing and defining business and functional requirements; acquiring contracts, supervising therapists, while monitoring performance and paperwork of employees. Proven ability to lead seamless implementations and deliver next-generation managerial solutions to improve revenues, margins and workplace productivity.

Expertise Highlights

§Executive Director

§Excellent verbal/written communication skills

§7+ yrs of supervision/management

§Management of a team of 20-40 FTE/PTE/PRN speech, occupational, & physical therapists

§Strong adaptive management skills

§Type 73

§Citywide CPS Assessment Team SLP evaluator

§College Professor for speech language pathology assistant program

§BlueCross/BlueShield Provider #/ NPI #

§ASHA member

§Licensed in IL/IN

§Medicaid billing #

Professional Experience

ADVANCEMENT TX LLC- OLYMPIA FIELDS, IL

OWNER/SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

PROGRESSUS THERAPY- CHICAGO, IL

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

REHAB CARE- PALOS HILLS, IL

2007 to present

2012 to 2014

2012 to 2012

THERAPY PROGRAM MANAGER

INFINITY REHAB- OAK LAWN, PALOS HILLS, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL

2005 to 2008

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST/THERAPY PROGRAM MANAGER(Multi-Site)

PROGRESSUS THERAPY- MAYWOOD, CHICAGO, IL 2005 to 2007

SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Key Results:

§Current experience includes:

§Independent contractor with skilled nursing facilities (SNF), as well as participate on a citywide assessment team for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for 3 days per week. Duties include: Provide direct speech/language tx to adults with a variety of cognitive/language & swallowing disorders. Supervise and train SLPAs, evaluate and attend IEP meetings for children.

§Handled all aspects of management for my business. Strategic thinker who has significant business experience and knowledge. Oversaw all operations and made decisions as they pertained to the expansion and overall well being of the company.

§Supported clinical growth, integrity, and accountability for accurate documentation. Acted as a liaison between school districts and contracted SLPs in order to maintain healthy, working relationships.

§Past Adult Experience includes:

§Provided speech and language tx to geriatric population in 2005 beginning on an as needed basis. Promoted to Multi-Site Therapy Program Manager in 2007 within the same company. Managed therapy departments for two different skilled nursing facilities for over a year including a team of occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech therapists while remaining 50% productive. Trained nursing staff by conducting in-services on topics such as: how to work with and promote independence for patients with swallowing disorders, as well as how to program and encourage use of augmentative alternative communication devices (AAC).

§Managed and trained a team of 20-40 occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech therapists while remaining 30%-50% productive over multi-site skilled nursing facilities. Provided speech and language tx to geriatric population. Responsible for financial budgeting of the department, meeting financial goals, and making fiscally responsible decisions. Attended Medicare meetings and morning meetings. Conducted end of month billing to ensure billing was done appropriately and honestly. Disciplined/rewarded therapists as needed. Held morning meetings with the team. Reported directly to the district manager.

§Past Pediatric Experience includes:

§Provided speech/language tx to school-aged children with speech and language disorders including apraxia, autism, fluency disorders, students who are non-verbal, and students using AAC devices. Supervised/trained speech language pathology assistants. Evaluated students and attended IEP meetings to determine continued eligibility of each child on caseload.

§Participated on a citywide assessment team as an SLP evaluator for school aged children. Conducted evaluations, reported out evaluation results, participated in IEP meetings, devised IEP goals, created speech pathology reports all in one day. Produced superior results in high impact environment, proficient verbal and written communication skills, participated well as part of transdisciplinary team.

§Supervised/trained a team of SLPs and SLPAs. Conducted monthly team meetings. Evaluated and attended IEP meetings in the schools. Discussed results of evaluation, recommended, and implemented treatment plan

Education

TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE, TN

Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology, August, 2001

Master of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences, December, 2004

ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY

NORTH CHICAGO, IL

Doctoral learner in Speech Language Pathology, expected graduation 2016

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