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Join a respected healthcare team as a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist I at UNC Medical Center. You will provide essential care to pediatric patients, focusing on feeding disorders and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams. This full-time position emphasizes mentorship and professional growth, offering a diverse patient population and the chance to contribute significantly to community health efforts.
Job ID: 162314
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Facility/Division: UNC Medical Center
Status: Full Time
Shift: Day Job
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UNC Hospitals Rehabilitation Services is seeking a compassionate and dedicated outpatient Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist I to join our team with clinical experience in pediatric feeding disorders. In this full-time position, you will provide high-quality care to pediatric patients from infancy to young adults with a variety of complex feeding needs. Candidate should be familiar with a variety of strategies and be able towork closely withgastroenterologists, dieticians, and speech-language pathologists, as well as with other providers in interdisciplinary clinics.
This role offers the opportunity to work with adiverse patient population and colleagues that are truly invested and passionate about the care they deliver. You will work in collaboration with our dynamic and experienced pediatric focused therapy team both in a team clinic setting, but also individually to deliver optimal outcomes and build strong therapeutic relationships. In addition to patient care, you will engage in mentorship, professional development, student placements, and clinical program development, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on individual patients, future therapists, and the broader community.
The ideal candidate would possess the following skills:
Key Benefits of Joining Our Team:
Why UNC Health?
At UNC Health, we provide a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. Our offerings include competitive medical, dental, and vision plans, generous PTO, retirement options with employer matching, and a variety of wellness programs. Employees appreciate our flexible work schedules and professional growth opportunities through continuing education, specialty or board certification support, and tuition reimbursement. You will also have the chance to advance your career through involvement in committees, mentorship roles, and professional development opportunities, with the potential for annual performance incentives and market/merit raises. UNC Health also offers unique opportunities to engage in community outreach and quality initiatives, where you can contribute to improving health equity and access to care.
Work Schedule:
The selected candidate will work 36 hours per week.
Responsibilities:
1. Diagnostic Testing – Administers basic & complex diagnostic tests and evaluations in the area of speech language pathology for the treatment of communication and swallowing disorders and related impairments.
2. Education – Teach & supervise graduate Speech/Language Pathology students and/or clinical fellows. Develops or contributes to innovative programs to enhance patient care. Serves as resource consultant to other clinicians in respective specialty area.
3. Evaluation of Care – Analyzes results of diagnostic and or therapeutic testing to establish patient goals and or modify subsequent treatment programs. Identifies expected patient outcomes. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
4. Implementation– Selects and applies current and advanced techniques to provide quality and efficient rehabilitative services. Provides habilitation/rehabilitation and maintenance of persons with communication, cognitive, and related impairments. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs.
5. Outreach/Community Involvement-Serves as resource to North Carolina government departments and statewide health professionals in specialty areas. Presents at local (university/hospital) or state level, participates in community health screening and events. Participates in the development of new clinical programs to meet emerging needs in conjunction with the clinical specialist and/or department director.
6. Participation – Contributes to quality of clinical services through attendance and participation in departmental meetings and in-services.
7. Quality-Contributes to quality of clinical services through maintenance of valid & reliable records of patient procedures & progress. Participates in quality improvement initiatives with the clinical specialist and other healthcare professionals. Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts in conjunction with the department director.
Education Requirements:
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Professional Experience Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Speech Therapy Acute
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range:$33.04 – $47.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please emailapplicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.eduif you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.