PABI Plan - The Sarah Jane Brain Project

• February 2004 – May 2005: Independent surveyor for The Rehabilitation
Accreditation Commission (CARF).
o Completed surveys of inpatient rehabilitation unit’s throughout the nation to
determine conformance to a set of standards. During surveys,
responsibilities included interviewing staff, patients, payers, and referral
sources. Additionally, reviewing documents and observing staff interaction.
A written report was completed prior to leaving the site, and consultation to
the staff was provided as well.
• March 2003 – June 2004: Sanford Health, Speech Language Pathologist.
o Duties included providing speech and language services to a variety of
diagnoses for adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations’ primarily on the
Rehabilitation Unit. Chair of the Performance Improvement Committee,
and involved in several departmental committees. Provided Clinical
Practicum Supervision for Speech Language Pathology students.
• August 2002 – March 2003: Sanford Health, Interim Rehabilitation Supervisor
o Duties included providing supervision for the Inpatient Rehabilitation
Department, as well as conducting employee performance reviews.
Responsible for hiring new employees, assisting with Performance
Improvement projects, assisting with budgeting for the department,
implementing new strategies, and streamlining paperwork. Active in several
department committees. Marketing of the Rehabilitation Unit to physicians
and referral sources. Continued to provide speech language services to
patients on the Rehabilitation Unit.
• November 1994 – August 2002: Sanford Health, Speech Language Pathologist.
o Duties included providing speech and language evaluation and treatment of a
variety of disorders for children, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
Provided Clinical Practicum Supervision for Speech Language Pathology
student and Clinical Fellow Supervision for Speech Pathologist’s in their first
year of employment. Active in departmental committees.
• December 1992 – May 1993: Brookings and Flandreau School Districts, Speech
Language Pathologist.
o Duties included providing speech and language evaluation and treatment of a
variety of disorders for children birth to three, and grade school children.
Presentations and Teaching Experiences
• November 1994 – June 2004: Numerous in-services and presentations to staff at
Sanford Health. Topics included dysphagia, aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and the
role of the speech language pathologist in the hospital setting.
• Fall 1997 and Fall 1998: Co-taught Introduction to Communication Disorders at
Augustana College.
• April 2004: Presentation at the South Dakota Speech Language Hearing Association
Annual convention on the topic of dysphagia.
• February 2005: Presentation at Augustana, Special Education class on the topic of
interdisciplinary team collaboration.
• April 2005: Facilitated round table discussion at the South Dakota Speech Language
Hearing Association on the topic of resources for individuals with disabilities.