Ochsner Health
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Acute Adult and NICU
New Orleans, Louisiana•Full-time
About the Job
Speech Language Pathologist – Adult & NICU – New Orleans, LA
Ochsner Health | Therapy & Wellness | Full-Time
Ochsner Health | Therapy & Wellness | Full-Time
Join Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans, LA, where we're seeking a dedicated Speech Language Pathologist to support adult and NICU patient populations through comprehensive speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing services. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the continuum of care while working alongside a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
About the Role:
As a Speech Language Pathologist at Ochsner Baptist, you will evaluate patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and provide evidence-based speech therapy services in accordance with state practice guidelines. You'll assess patient progress, adjust interventions as needed, and maintain accurate patient care documentation. This role serves both adult and NICU populations, offering a diverse and rewarding clinical experience. In addition to direct patient care, you'll participate in clinical education, continuing education programs, departmental initiatives, and program development efforts designed to enhance patient outcomes and expand services.
As a Speech Language Pathologist at Ochsner Baptist, you will evaluate patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and provide evidence-based speech therapy services in accordance with state practice guidelines. You'll assess patient progress, adjust interventions as needed, and maintain accurate patient care documentation. This role serves both adult and NICU populations, offering a diverse and rewarding clinical experience. In addition to direct patient care, you'll participate in clinical education, continuing education programs, departmental initiatives, and program development efforts designed to enhance patient outcomes and expand services.
Requirements:
- Master's degree required.
- Current Louisiana Speech-Language Pathologist license or eligibility for licensure by examination or reciprocity from another state.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- No experience required.
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) required within 2 years of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with pediatric and adult populations.
Why Ochsner Baptist:
At Ochsner Baptist, our Speech Language Pathologists are valued members of a collaborative rehabilitation team dedicated to helping patients achieve their communication, cognitive, feeding, and swallowing goals. You'll have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of diagnoses and patient populations, including adults and NICU patients, while benefiting from ongoing professional development, continuing education, and mentorship opportunities. Join a health system committed to innovation, clinical excellence, and providing exceptional care to the communities we serve.
At Ochsner Baptist, our Speech Language Pathologists are valued members of a collaborative rehabilitation team dedicated to helping patients achieve their communication, cognitive, feeding, and swallowing goals. You'll have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of diagnoses and patient populations, including adults and NICU patients, while benefiting from ongoing professional development, continuing education, and mentorship opportunities. Join a health system committed to innovation, clinical excellence, and providing exceptional care to the communities we serve.
Apply Today:
Make a difference as a Speech Language Pathologist at Ochsner Baptist. Join our Therapy & Wellness team and help patients improve communication, function, and quality of life every day.
Make a difference as a Speech Language Pathologist at Ochsner Baptist. Join our Therapy & Wellness team and help patients improve communication, function, and quality of life every day.
View the full job posting and apply at careers.ochsner.org.
About Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate. Ochsner Health is a not-for-profit committed to giving back to the communities it serves through preventative screenings, health and wellness resources and partnerships with innovative organizations that share our vision. Ochsner Health healed more than 876,000 people from across the globe in 2019, providing the latest medical breakthroughs and therapies, including digital medicine for chronic conditions and telehealth specialty services. Ochsner Health is a national leader, named the top hospital in Louisiana and a top children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report. As Louisiana’s leading healthcare educator, Ochsner Health and its partners educate thousands of healthcare professionals annually. Ochsner Health is innovating healthcare by investing in new technologies and research to make world-class care more accessible, affordable, convenient and effective. Ochsner's team of more than 26,000 employees and 4,500 providers are working to reinvent the future of health and wellness in the region. To learn more about Ochsner Health, please visit www.ochsner.org. To transform your health, please visit www.ochsner.org/healthyyou.