Speech Pathologist

Job Opportunity at LCMC Health

Your job is more than a job. Everyone is. And that's what makes you great at your joball the little extras you bring to work every day, the things that make you you. At LCMC Health we value those things about you, because we know that all those little extras add up to extraordinary. And we've built a culture that supports and celebrates the extraordinary. You'll see it when you come to work here, in the spirit of our places and the faces of our people. And every patient we heal, every family we comfort, every life we improve is the outcome of countless little extras adding up to an extraordinary result. Join LCMC Health, and you'll find that our everyday makes it easy to live your extraordinary.

General Duties: Assessment Skills: Delivers clinically appropriate evaluation and therapy services to patients who present with disorders of communication and swallowing. Evaluates and provides treatment for developmental disorders, clinical dysphagia, Modified Barium Swallow study, speaking valve and oral motor disorders. Delivers clinically appropriate evaluation and therapy services. Ensures evaluations are timely and accurate. Treatment Skills: Provides treatment to patients referred for Speech Therapy. Able to provide Speech Therapy services to patients with a variety of diagnoses. Uses appropriate strategies based on patient's age, diagnosis, evidence, and best practice. Documentation: Documents results of Speech Therapy services in the EMR. Documentation is completed within timeframes designated by the hospital or program. Documentation and charges accurately reflect time spent with the patient. Other Professional Activities: May supervise students, Clinical Fellows, therapy technicians, and volunteers. May take an active role in departmental or programmatic activities.

Experience Qualifications: Master's Degree in Speech Pathology.

Licenses And Certifications: American Heart Association Basic Life Support Health Care Provider. Licensed Speech Therapy through the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. New graduates must obtain Certification of Clinical Competency by ASHA within one year of hire.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

LCMC Health is a community. Our people make health happen. While our NOLA roots run deep, our branches are the vessels that carry our mission of bringing the best possible care to every person and parish in Louisiana and beyond and put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. Celebrating authenticity, originality, equity, inclusion and a little "come on in" attitude is the foundation of LCMC Health's culture of everyday extraordinary.

Children's Hospital, at the heart of LCMC Health's incredible community of care, has been the go-to hospital for expert children's health, wellness, and one-of-a-kind care in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Learn more about Children's Hospital's 40+ specialties.

Your extras:

• Deliver healthcare with heart.
• Give people a reason to smile.
• Put a little love in your work.
• Be honest and real, but with compassion.
• Bring some lagniappe into everything you do.
• Forget one-size-fits-all, think one-of-a-kind care.
• See opportunities, not problems it's all about perspective.
• Cheerlead ideas, differences, and each other.
• Love what makes you, you - because we do

You are welcome here. LCMC Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Simple things make the difference. To get started, take your time to fully and accurately complete the application for employment. Incomplete applications get bogged down and are often eliminated due to missing information. To ensure quality care and service, we may use information on your application to verify your previous employment and background. To keep our career applications up-to-date, applications are inactive after 6 months and, therefore, require a new application for employment to be completed. To expedite the hiring process, proof of citizenship or immigration status will be required to verify your lawful right to work in the United States.