Heather Flanary

• Led workshops to educate staff on best practices in speech therapy techniques.
• Evaluated and diagnosed patients with speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders using standardized assessments and clinical observations.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to create comprehensive treatment plans for patients with complex communication disorders.
• Increased patient satisfaction by consistently delivering high-quality care and maintaining open lines of communication with families regarding progress updates.

• Conducted swallowing therapy with patients experiencing dysphagia, improving their ability to eat and reducing risk of aspiration.
• Tailored speech therapy techniques to adults recovering from strokes, significantly improving their communication abilities.
• Led professional development workshops for staff on latest speech therapy techniques and tools.
• Created and implemented treatment plans intended to address speech and language issues in collaboration with other clinical professionals.
• Worked with education and medical personnel to develop strategies allowing better communication with individuals with speech and hearing impediments.
• Documented developments and regressions in patients' speech, making treatment adjustments based on latest information.

Per Diem for acute care

Contracts with three local hosptals

• Conducted thorough evaluations of patients'' swallowing abilities, leading to appropriate recommendations for diet modifications or further medical referrals when necessary.