Speech Therapist Acute

At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. Jump-start your career as a Speech Therapist (SLP) at St. David's Medical Center, where you'll help patients improve their communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through skilled, evidence-based care.

About the role

As a Speech Therapist, you'll play a key role in helping patients make progress and independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team. You'll practice in a well-resourced, consistent environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network-backed clinical collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation
• Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress
• Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness
• Educating patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress
• Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date)
• No prior experience required

Benefits

St. David's Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the facility

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

• Full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team
• Region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography on-site
• 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center
• Specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery
• Home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute

St. David’s Medical Center has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.