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Full-time
On-site
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Healthcare Professionals
Description

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 the meaningful 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 


Responsibilities
  • 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.


Qualifications
  • Current Speech Language Pathologist licensure in state of practice.
  • Current CPR certification required.
  • Current driver's license, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.