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Summary

We are hiring for a Speech Language Pathologist/ Speech Therapist to join our team in Senior Living.

At LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy themeaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families,each other, and the communities we serve-it truly is all about helping people.

As a Speech Therapist, you can expect:

• the ability to build in-person trusted therapist-patient relationships
• continuing education and tuition reimbursement opportunities
• independence and autonomy
• career growth possibilities

• Evaluates the patient to determine rehab potential, identify needs, establishes an individualized treatment plan of care and set goals for each patient.
• Sets initial STG's and LTG's.
• Utilizes equipment in a proper and safe manner, maintains equipment inspection, maintenance, and cleaning logs, and reports broken or faulty equipment.
• Follows medical regimen developed for the patient, is aware of and adheres to precautions if applicable (THR, TKR, Cardiac, Wound, etc.).
• Utilizes safe treatment techniques to include compensatory methods for swallowing and communication.
• Selects proper diagnostic materials to assess all aspects of communication and/or swallowing function.
• Completes D/C summary for each patient on their final visit to outpatient ST.

• Formal Education: Master's Degree
• Experience: Less than 6 months
• License, Registration, and / or Certification Requirement: Yes
• Master's degree from a program satisfying the American Speech-Language/Hearing Association's academic and practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
• ASHA certification in Speech/Language Pathology or in the process of completing a Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).
• CPR certification and all other certifications and documents as required by LHC Group policy.
• Current state license in Speech/Language Pathology or provisional license in CFY.

Equal Opportunity Employer - vets, disability.