Outpatient Speech Pathologist - Covington

Your job is more than a job.

The Speech Pathologist is responsible for diagnosing and providing therapy for any of the following patients: neonates, infants, toddlers, school age children, adolescent and young adults, and adults who demonstrate disorders of communication and swallowing. Plans, organizes and coordinates the care of all assigned cases. In consultation with other disciplines/professionals, selects outcome goals and skilled interventions. Effectively uses agency and community resources, to achieve patient and family independence with patient care in the patient's residence.

Why a Great Place to Work

You’re more than your job. Everyone is. And that’s what makes you great at your job—all 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.

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work.  This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.  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 and our national ranking by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Children's Hospital

Your extras

• Deliver healthcare with heart. 
• Give people a reason to smile. 
• Put a little love in your work. 
• Be honest and real,