Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist (SLP-CCC)

About Lee Health

Lee Health is one of Florida's largest and most respected not-for-profit health systems, proudly ranked among the top 25% of hospitals nationwide by Healthgrades. Our system includes four acute care hospitals, Golisano Children's Hospital, over 100 physician practice locations, and expanding Home Health and Skilled Nursing services. With more than 17,000 employees and 2,500 medical staff, we serve over two million patient contacts each year.

We are guided by our mission to be a trusted partner, empowering healthier lives through care and compassion. We live our values every day—Respect, Excellence, Compassion, and Education—by fostering integrity, delivering exceptional care, and empowering our team to grow and thrive.

About the Rehabilitation Team

Our Rehabilitation Services team is one of the largest and most dynamic in the region, with over 700 skilled professionals dedicated to helping patients regain strength, mobility, and independence. Our licensed physical, occupational, and speech therapists work closely with medical teams to create individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs. Beyond core therapy services, we offer a variety of specialty programs including neurological rehabilitation, vestibular and balance therapy, lymphedema management, pelvic health therapy, and oncology rehabilitation.

We operate across acute care, skilled nursing, home health, and outpatient settings, delivering exceptional, evidence-based care that restores function and enhances quality of life. Our culture emphasizes strong interdisciplinary collaboration, mentorship, student supervision, and opportunities for system-developed continuing education initiatives.

About the Role

As a Speech Language Pathologist at Lee Health, you will join a supportive, team-oriented environment where you can truly make a difference. You will provide screening, evaluation, treatment, and education for patients with impairments of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, fluency, and/or swallowing. This role involves adherence to ASHA professional standards and engagement in administration, consultation, education, and research.

You will work within a dynamic clinical setting that encourages work-life balance and continuous education. Whether in our high-acuity ICU environments or our medical-surgical units, you will have the opportunity to utilize advanced instrumental swallow studies and participate in innovative initiatives like the Early Activity Program and Animal-Assisted Therapy. We offer flexible scheduling options, including Full Time and PRN opportunities, to meet your needs.

Our Locations

We offer opportunities across our four Adult Acute Care Hospitals in Fort Myers and Cape Coral, Florida:

• Cape Coral Hospital: Delivers comprehensive acute care SLP services across a broad medical-surgical population, including stroke and ICU patients, with early access to instrumental swallow studies within a comprehensive mentorship model.
• Gulf Coast Medical Center: As the system's largest campus and a Level II Trauma Center, this location provides a high-acuity environment for Acute Care SLP practice, featuring advanced dysphagia management and established clinical pathways for tracheostomy and ventilator care.
• Healthpark Medical Center: A high-acuity setting with early access to instrumental swallow studies seven days a week, supporting advanced airway management in cardiothoracic, cardiac, and stroke populations.
• Lee Memorial Hospital: Offers early access to instrumental swallow studies within a robust training framework, serving complex surgical populations including ENT and neurosurgery with a highly skilled and collaborative SLP team.

Hiring Process

Thinking about applying but have a few questions first? You can schedule a time to chat with our Rehabilitation Services Recruiter, Chloe, to discuss the role and your experience.

We are committed to making the interview process accessible and respectful. We offer expense-paid on-site interviews for eligible candidates to ensure you can meet the team and experience our culture firsthand.

Equal Opportunity

Lee Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We care for you so that you can care for others, and we strive to create an environment where every team member feels valued and supported.