Katie Melchioris

About Katie Melchioris

MBSS and FEES certified speech-language pathologist proficient in assessment and treatment of the critically ill patient. 6+ years experience in acute care, long term acute care & acute inpatient rehabilitation settings.Passionate about patient advocacy, informed consent in dysphagia management, and multi-disciplinary teamwork for improved patient care outcomes (including: decreased length of stay, faster ventilator weaning, faster trach decannulation, & improved patient satisfaction).Specific patient populations close to my heart: stroke, right-sided brain injury, and anti-NMDA encephalitis.

Experience

1. Speech Language Pathologist- Acute Care

   University Hospitals

   Oct 2021 — Present

   PRN float at Cleveland Medical Center (level I trauma center), Parma (level trauma center), Ahuja (level I trauma center), and Elyria Medical Center (level trauma center).• Evaluate & treat critically ill patients in neuro ICU, medical ICU, trauma/surgical ICU, cardiac ICU, cardiac thoracic ICU, and general medical floor.

Education

• The Ohio State University

  Bachelor's Degree, Speech and Hearing Science, Linguistics

  2013 — 2017

• University of Cincinnati

  Master of Arts - MA, Communication Sciences and Disorders, General

  2017 — 2019