Speech Pathology Australia - Allied Health Assistant Feature

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groups as agreed with the speech pathologist. Supports with food shopping for feeding therapy sessions as directed by the speech pathologist. Undertake audits (e.g. compliance with documentation policies, IDDSI Levels, COVID Safe Plan) Clean equipment and treatment areas between client appointments. Monitor supplies of stationery, assessment forms, and re-order as required.

Assist with administrative activities such as photocopying, shredding, laminating. Assist the speech pathologist with education sessions or promotion of the profession (e.g. stalls in the community, such as, Speech Pathology Week, training of hospital kitchen staff re making thickened fluids) Undertake pre contact screenings/checks (e.g. COVID screening checklist, home visit risk assessments) Support speech pathology delivery of telepractice consults by providing on-site support for technology set up and client positioning, as instructed by the speech pathologist. Support the speech pathologist during clinical sessions. For example, the speech pathologist completes a language assessment checklist with a parent/carer while the AHA performs early language stimulation with the child under the speech pathologist’s supervision.

Draft handouts, letter templates, as directed by the speech pathologist (who signs off on the final version).

Collect data for quality assurance projects.

Collect survey from clients as instructed by the speech pathologist for service review purposes.

Develop systems to assist with running the speech pathology practice/department as directed by the speech pathologist (e.g., spreadsheets, databases etc).

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Speak Out | June 2021