Speech Pathologist-Northshore!
Apply at locations: Children's Hospital New Orleans
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 30+ Days Ago
Job requisition id: JR0012625
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The Speech Pathologist is responsible for diagnosing and providing therapy for any of the following patients: neonates, infants, toddlers, school-aged children, adolescents, 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.
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.
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.
- 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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About LCMC Health
One-of-a-kind care comes from one-of-a-kind people. At LCMC Health, our people are the magic ingredient that makes our care so extra-extraordinary. We are compassionate, driven, and dedicated to bringing a little something extra to healthcare and to the people of New Orleans and beyond.
If you’re the kind of person who believes that our community deserves the best and that healthcare needs a little more heart, we want you to be a part of our family. From medical roles to administrative positions, every person on our team plays a part in our mission: to provide health, care, and education beyond extraordinary. Let’s make every day extraordinary, together.
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