Speech-Language Pathologist

Northside Hospital•Atlanta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Northside Hospital is an award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing healthcare institution. The hospital is expanding its quality and reach of care, creating opportunities for healthcare professionals. The Rehabilitation Team at Northside supports employee professional and personal growth, offering financial support for advanced certification, specialty training, and tuition reimbursement. They provide staff career advancement programs and foster an environment that promotes work/life balance and embraces diversity. The rehabilitation services department is highly recognized and supportive, featuring a compassionate, dedicated, and innovative team focused on evidence-based care. The leadership team encourages personal growth and development, and there is strong collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams. Northside Hospital actively supports the community through screenings, education, volunteering, and community service. The team emphasizes service excellence and expert patient care, with seasoned clinicians and mentors, many holding advanced certifications and specialty training. Residency and enrichment programs are in progress, and the team boasts longevity, with many members celebrating long years of service.

Requirements

Master's degree in Speech/Language Pathology.
Must hold American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).

Nice To Haves

Two (2) year clinical experience
Certified (CCC) by the American Speech/Language and Hearing Association, or meets the educational requirements for certificate and in the process of accumulating the supervised experience required for certification with completion in one year.

Responsibilities

Evaluates speech, language, cognitive, and communication impairments, as well as swallowing, airway, clinical voice and resonance disorders.
Develops and administers speech therapy programs and treatments for inpatients and outpatients of age groups defined by clinical competency, which may include neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations.
Requires patient and family education and the exercise of courtesy and patience in speaking with and assisting patients, families, medical personnel and others in order to provide quality customer service.

Benefits

Supports our employees’ professional and personal growth.
Offers advanced certification and specialty training financial support and tuition reimbursement.
Staff career advancement levels programs.
Fosters an environment that promotes work/life balance.
Embrace diversity.
Highly recognized and supportive organization with a valued rehabilitation services department.
Compassionate, dedicated, innovative team of highly specialized professional staff with a focus on providing evidence based care
Supportive leadership team encouraging personal growth and development.
Strong collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary care teams.
Strong supporters of our community through screenings, education, volunteering, and community service initiatives.
Focus on service excellence and providing expert level care to our patients.
Seasoned clinicians and mentors, many with advanced certifications & specialty training.
Residency and enrichment programs underway with other key residency programs to come
Longevity within our team, often celebrating 20, 30, and 40 years of service