Pediatric Feeding Therapist - Speech Language Pathologist-156365

St. Luke's Health System; Meridian (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and retirement plan

On-site massages

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho is seeking a Pediatric Feeding Therapist/Speech-Language Pathologist to provide patient-centered care for children with feeding difficulties.

The role involves working with patients aged 0–18 and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. This position requires a degree in speech-language pathology or occupational therapy, BLS certification, Idaho licensure/CCC-SLP prerequisites, and preferred pediatric feeding therapy experience.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in speech-language pathology or occupational therapy.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Idaho license to practice either Speech-Language Pathology or Occupational Therapy.
• CCC-SLP certification by ASHA or Idaho license with CCC-SLP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with pediatric patients with feeding difficulties.
• Treat patients aged 0–18 with feeding/dysphagia needs and associated developmental/neurological conditions.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary care team.
• Schedule to be determined, Monday–Friday.

Skills

Pediatric care

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Occupational Therapy

Job description

Description & Requirements

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.


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  Licenses/Certifications:
  
  
  
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross.
  
  
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    Occupational Therapist:
    
    
    
    • Valid license to practice occupational therapy in state of practice
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    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)
    
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certified through American Safety and Health Institute, American Heart Association, or American Red Cross


• Preferred Qualifications: 1 year of pediatric feeding therapy experience

What's In It For You

At St. Luke’s, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission – and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings.

• competitive salary and retirement plans


• medical, dental, and vision offerings


• 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 to ensure you are meeting your career goals

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.