Speech Language Pathologist - PRIDE Health : Job Details

Job Title: Speech-Language Pathologist (Inpatient/Outpatient)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Shift: 5x8 Hours (40 hours/week) | Flexible to consider part-time candidates

Contract Length: 20 Weeks | Possibility for extension or conversion based on business needs

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist to provide inpatient dysphagia, speech, and language services to infants and children with neurological, developmental, and medically based communication and feeding/swallowing disorders.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing both inpatient and outpatient clinical assessments and interventions.
• Performing video-fluoroscopic swallow studies.
• Consulting with medical and therapy personnel.
• Educating and training patients, families, healthcare professionals, and the community.

Inpatient rehabilitation experience is preferred.

Job Responsibilities

Patient Care:

• Independently evaluate patients with suspected or known communication disorders (speech, language, oral motor dysfunction).
• Utilize both standardized and non-standardized evaluation tools.
• Develop individualized therapy plans, set goals, and document progress.
• Communicate evaluation findings, progress, and recommendations with families and healthcare teams.
• Provide family/caregiver training for home therapy programs.
• Collaborate with healthcare and educational staff to enhance patient communication skills.

Administration:

• Participate in departmental staff meetings, continuing education, quality improvement projects, and workgroups.
• Assist with protocol development and equipment/supplies management.

Education:

• Provide teaching and consultative services within the hospital and externally.
• Mentor students, clinical fellows, and professional observers.

Skills & Technical Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to work independently.
• High-level competency in pediatric speech and language assessment procedures.
• Fundamental research knowledge (methodology, design, and statistics).

Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Licensure:
• License in Speech-Language Pathology from PA and/or NJ (or eligibility, must obtain within 3 months of hire).
• CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology) required upon hire.
• Experience:
• Minimum 2 years of licensed experience.
• Pediatric, medically based setting experience preferred.

Additional Details

• Languages: English (Read, Write, Speak) required.
• Job Category: Clinical – Allied
• Guaranteed Hours: 40.00/week
• Contract Weeks: 20
• Location: Philadelphia, PA