Flexi Speech and Language Pathologist

Children's of Alabama; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in pediatric healthcare is seeking dedicated Speech-Language Pathologists to provide exceptional care at their Birmingham facility. This role involves delivering direct and indirect patient care services while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Speech-Language Pathology and possess a Certificate of Clinical Competence. With a focus on maximizing children's communicative potential, this position offers a fulfilling opportunity to impact the lives of young patients. Join a passionate team committed to providing top-notch audiological and speech-language services in both outpatient and inpatient settings, ensuring every child reaches their full communication potential.

Qualifications

• Master's or Doctoral Degree required in Speech-Language Pathology.
• One year of pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care services.
• Consult with medical staff as requested by the supervisor.

Skills

Pediatric Care

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Doctoral Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Provides direct and indirect patient care services and serves as consultant to medical/ancillary staff, as requested by the Hearing and Speech supervisor Monday through Friday with the potential for on-call holidays and weekends.

Education

Master’s or Doctoral Degree from an accredited institution.

Experience

One year pediatric experience preferred.

Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries

Certificate of Clinical Competence (or equivalent) in Speech-Language Pathology from the American Speech Language-Hearing Association.

Alabama license in Speech Language Pathology.

Additional Information

The Charity League Hearing and Speech Center at Children’s of Alabama provides diagnostic and rehabilitative speech-language and audiology services to the pediatric population in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Our goal is to maximize your child’s communicative potential so that the individual may better adapt to home, school, and social environments.

The audiology division of The Charity League Speech and Hearing Clinic at Children’s of Alabama has the goal of providing the best possible audiological care and management for patients and their families. Our nationally certified and state licensed audiology professionals are given opportunities for continuing education in order to keep current in new technology, knowledge, and techniques in the rapidly changing field of audiology. We serve children who are deaf and hard of hearing, while emphasizing the development of auditory skills and spoken language in a variety of communication formats.

Our audiologists work closely with other professionals, including Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Neurology, Speech Pathology, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Hematology/Oncology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, and others. We also regularly follow high-risk populations and provide newborn hearing screenings to infants in the NICU, SCU, and CVICU.

The speech-language pathology division of The Charity League Speech and Hearing Center is dedicated to helping each child reach his or her communication potential. Our speech-language pathologists have extensive knowledge in many areas related to a child’s speech, language, cognition, and feeding/swallowing abilities. These professionals not only evaluate but also treat patients in regularly scheduled therapy settings.

Our inpatient and outpatient speech-language pathologists (SLP) work closely with other professionals at Children’s of Alabama including: Aerodigestive Program, Cleft and Craniofacial clinics, Concussion Clinic, ENT, Feeding Clinic, and Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine. Inpatient SLP’s serve patients on all units at Children’s including Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Unit, Rehabilitation Unit, and step down units.