Speech and Language Pathologist

Children's of Alabama; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's of Alabama's Hearing and Speech Center at Main Campus Lowder Building is seeking a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist to support pediatric audiology and speech-language pathology services. The role focuses on direct and indirect patient care in a multidisciplinary environment.

The position is full-time, Day Shift, Monday through Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm, with occasional weekends and on-call holidays as needed.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology required.
• Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the state.
• Certified Speech-Language Pathologist certification preferred.
• 1 year staff level experience in audiology-speech is nonessential.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect patient care in pediatric audiology and speech-language pathology.
• Conduct in-service trainings and act as a consultant to medical and ancillary staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support patient care.
• Occasional on-call coverage during holidays and weekends may be required.

Skills

Pediatric audiology

Speech pathology

Excellent communication

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Certified Speech-Language Pathologist

Job description

In Hearing and Speech at Main Campus Lowder Building

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Day Shift, M-F 7:30am-4:00pm; occasional weekends.

Summary

Provides direct and indirect patient care services, conducts in-service trainings, serves as consultant to medical staff, ancillary staff, and the community Monday through Friday with the potential for on-call holidays and weekends.

Other Information

• Working knowledge of pediatric audiology and/or speech pathology
• Ability to administer and interpret developmentally appropriate comprehensive evaluations and communicate impressions and recommendations to referral sources and families
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in order to communicate with patients, caregivers, and referral sources
• Positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in an interdisciplinary environment

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications

• Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist
• Certified Speech and Language Pathologist

Education with Equivalent Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications

• Nonessential: 1 Year job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Audology-Speech

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. For more information, please visit https://www.childrensal.org/hearing-and-speech https://youtu.be/JmIviqsPM-k?si=Ue6MxF7lCk26MpZW

Schedule

M-F 7:30am-4:00pm; occasional weekends, Day Shift, Monday-Friday Standard Days