Lead Speech-Language Pathologist

Encompass Health; Bixby (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Encompass Health is seeking a Speech Therapy Team Leader for our inpatient rehabilitation hospital. You will lead a skilled speech-language pathology team, guiding assessment and treatment of adults with communication and swallowing disorders.

You will collaborate with PT, OT, nursing, and physicians to coordinate care, mentor staff, support scheduling and quality initiatives, and ensure regulatory compliance while elevating patient recovery and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a speech-language pathology team.
• Clinical expertise in adult dysphagia and communication disorders.

Responsibilities

• Guide a skilled speech-language pathology team.
• Evaluate and treat adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary care with PT, OT, nursing, and physicians.
• Mentor staff and support scheduling and quality initiatives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Speech-language pathology

Mentoring

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Encompass Health seeks a Speech Therapy Team Leader to guide a skilled speech-language pathology team in our inpatient rehabilitation hospital. In this role, you will evaluate and treat adults with communication and swallowing disorders while coordinating interdisciplinary care with PT, OT, nursing, and physicians. You will mentor staff, support scheduling and quality initiatives, and ensure regulatory compliance. Join a patient-centered, collaborative culture that offers specialty training, leadership development, and meaningful impact on patient recovery.