Pediatric Feeding Therapist - Speech Language Pathologist

St. Luke's Health System; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site massages

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness tool access

Retirement plans

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho is seeking a Feeding Therapist / Speech-Language Pathologist to work with pediatric patients who have feeding and dysphagia needs, ages 0–18.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care and support developmental and neurological diagnoses. This position offers a Monday–Friday schedule, competitive salary, and on-site benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, wellness options, and on-site counseling via the

Qualifications

• Education requirement as stated: degree from an accredited speech therapy or OT program.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is preferred.
• Licensure details include OT license in state of practice and SLP eligibility (provisional permit or CCC-SLP with Idaho license).

Responsibilities

• Work with pediatric patients with feeding difficulties.
• Treat patients age 0–18 with feeding/dysphagia needs and related developmental/neurological conditions.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Pediatric feeding therapy

Education

Degree from an accredited speech therapy or occupational therapy program

Job description

At St. Luke’s, our dedicated team of Feeding Therapists/Speech Language Pathologists are critical in providing exceptional, patient-centered care. We strive to foster an environment that embraces our employees' unique strengths, experiences and perspectives which ultimately drives our exceptional, patient-centered care.

*Unable to support a CF candidate for this role*

What You Can Expect:

• Work with pediatric patients with feeding difficulties
• Patient demographics will include treating patients 0-18 years old with feeding/dysphagia needs and as well as a variety of developmental and neurological diagnosis.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team
• Schedule to be determined, Monday-Friday

Qualifications:

• Education: Degree from an accredited speech therapy or occupational therapist program.
• Licenses/Certifications:
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
  • Occupational Therapist:
    • Valid license to practice occupational therapy in state of practice
  • Speech Language Pathologist:
    • One of the following:
      • Speech Language Pathologist Provisional Permit to practice in the state of Idaho OR Speech Language Pathologist License to practice in the state of Idaho AND Certified ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)
• Preferred Qualifications: 1 year of pediatric feeding therapy experience

What's in it for you:

• competitive salary and retirement plans
• medical, dental, and vision offerings
• financial and physical wellness options
• on-site massages
• on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program
• access to the Personify Health Wellness tool
• other formal training and career development offerings

St. Luke’s is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.