Senior Speech Pathologist - Feeding & Swallowing (Days)

Texas Childrens Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus in Houston seeks a Sr. Speech Pathologist (Feeding/Swallowing) to diagnose and treat patients from infancy to adolescents in a fast-paced pediatric setting, focusing on complex feeding therapy and VFSS/FEES skills.

You will join multidisciplinary teams (Aerodigestive Clinic and Swallow Disorders Clinic) to provide evidence-based evaluations and collaborate on treatment plans, with opportunities for growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
• CCC-SLP certification from ASHA required.
• TX-SLP license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required.
• 1 year of pediatric speech-language pathology experience required.
• Preferred experience with pediatric dysphagia evaluation and treatment in medically complex populations.
• Patients range in age from infancy to adolescents.
• Involvement in multidisciplinary teams including Aerodigestive Clinic and Swallow Disorders Clinic.
• Opportunities for growth in VFSS and FEES.
• Must be skilled in complex feeding therapy techniques.
• Evidence-based evaluation and treatment methods.

Responsibilities

• Performs patient evaluations/consultations and interprets results.
• Provides results verbally to patient/family/caregiver and/or to referral source.
• Develops treatment plan in conjunction with patient and/or family/caregiver.
• Implements treatment plan and monitors progress on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains records as required by law, IDS policy and administrative regulations.
• Documents evaluation procedures, results, diagnoses, and recommendations.
• Attends and participates in continuing education programs as required to maintain licensure and promote professional growth.
• Promotes speech-language pathology services within the community and the IDS.

Skills

Pediatric SLP

Feeding therapy

Dysphagia expertise

Education

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology

CCC-SLP certification (ASHA)

TX-SLP license (TDLR)

Job description

We are searching for a Sr. Speech Pathologist - (Feeding/Swallowing) -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will appropriately diagnose and treat patients primarily between the ages of 0 –21 years with speech, oral motor/swallowing, language, and learning disorders.

Shift - Wed/Thur 7:30-7, Fri 7:30-5, Sat 7:30-4

Responsibilities:

• Performs patient evaluations/consultations and interprets results
• Provides results verbally to patient and/or family/caregiver and/or to referral source
• Develops treatment plan in conjunction with patient and/or family/caregiver
• Implements treatment plan and monitors progress on an ongoing basis
• Maintains records as required by law, IDS policy and administrative regulations
• Documents evaluation procedures, results, diagnoses, and recommendations
• Attends and participates in continuing education programs as required to maintain licensure and promote professional growth
• Promotes speech-language pathology services within the community and the IDS

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology field of study required
• CCC-SLP certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association required
• TX-SLP license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
• 1-year professional speech-language pathology experience with pediatrics required
• Preferred experience with pediatric dysphagia evaluation and treatment in medically complex populations, including NICU follow up, trach/vent/PMV, genetic syndromes, cardiac, and Head and Neck Tumor program
• Patients range in age from infancy to adolescents
• Involvement in multidisciplinary teams including Aerodigestive Clinic and Swallow Disorders Clinic
• Opportunities for growth in VFSS and FEES
• Must be skilled in complex feeding therapy techniques
• Evidence-based evaluation and treatment methods

ABOUT US

Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.

Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.