Leigh Wagner MA, L-SLP, CCC-SLP
Central,LA
Summary
Dedicated Rehabilitation Supervisor with 15+ years of experience leading PT, OT, and SLPs in the Acute Care setting. Specialized in leading multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and throughput through evidence-based practices, development and implementation of effective programs to reduce hospital acquired injuries, training and mentoring staff, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and fostering a collaborative environment. A Speech Language Pathologist with 19+ years of experience in assessment, treatment planning, and progress monitoring patients.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Acute Care Rehabilitation Supervisor
Ochsner Health System
06.2022 - Current
- Day to day management of the Acute care therapy department to include staffing, technical support, coordinating workflow, time entry, and patient relations
- Interviewing potential candidates, completing hiring process and paperwork, onboarding new employees, completing annual performance evaluations, counseling and establishing performance improvement plans for employees, and maintaining compliance of employee personnel files
- Completing chart audits, collecting and reporting QI data, monitor staff performance and productivity, daily charge reconciliation
- Mobility Services Program development and implementation
- Physician, nursing, and ancillary engagement to optimize workflows and patient throughput
- Multidisciplinary committee involvement
- Co-chair of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Committee
- Reporting to and collaborating with hospital administration and system service line leaders.
Clinical Coordinator
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
02.2008 - 06.2022
- Day to day management of the Acute Care therapy department to include staffing, technical support, coordinating workflow, time entry, and patient relations
- Interviewing potential candidates, completing hiring process and paperwork, completing drug screens, onboarding new employees, completing annual performance evaluations, counseling and establishing performance improvement plans for employees, and maintaining compliance of employee personnel files
- Completing chart audits, collecting and reporting QI data, monitor staff performance and productivity, daily charge reconciliation, and program development.
Speech Language Pathologist
Kindred Healthcare, Inc and Ochsner Health System
01.2005 - Current
- Independently evaluate, diagnose, and treat adults with voice, swallowing, and neurological disorders in the Acute Care setting to include ICU, Med-Tele, and ER
- Establish and implement personalized speech therapy treatment plans, counsel and make recommendations to patients and their families on communication strategies, communication devices, swallow strategies, diet consistencies, and thickened liquids
- Provide education to nursing staff and physicians on dysphagia management
- Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, make referrals, and collaborate with other medical professionals
- Perform and interpret Modified Barium Swallow Studies for babies in the NICU, adults in the Acute care setting, and patients birth-adults in the outpatient setting.
Education
Master's - Communication Disorders
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana01.2005
Bachelor's - Communication Disorders
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana01.2002
Skills
- Leadership
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
- Teamwork
Accomplishments
- Awarded the OTW Change Champion in 2022 by successfully transitioning a team of therapist from being employed by a contract company at a host hospital to being fully employed without a break in service or quality of care.
- Team lead for the implementation and distribution of a hospital wide patient safety modality to reduce inpatient falls.
- Creation of education classes for patient facing employees focused on patient mobility, body mechanics, and dysphagia to optimize patient safety.
- Awarded the OTW Project with a Purpose in 2023 for the creation of Mobility Services. This department focuses on increasing patient's mobility while admitted to the hospital thereby decreasing hospital acquired weakness, pressure injuries, decrease length of stay, and positively impacting a patient's fall risk.
Timeline
Acute Care Rehabilitation Supervisor
Ochsner Health System
06.2022 - Current
Clinical Coordinator
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
02.2008 - 06.2022
Speech Language Pathologist
Kindred Healthcare, Inc and Ochsner Health System
01.2005 - Current
Bachelor's - Communication Disorders
Louisiana State University
Master's - Communication Disorders
Louisiana State University
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