Speech Language Pathologist 1 - PRN

10 Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta seeks a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist to provide age-appropriate care for patients from newborn to 20 years, within rehabilitation services. You will join an interdisciplinary team and contribute to safe, evidence-based patient care.

The role emphasizes evaluation, treatment planning, documentation, family education, and supervision of clinical fellows and aides. Travel to clinic locations may be required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Communication Disorders from an accredited program.
• Georgia licensed Speech-Language Pathologist or eligible.
• ASHA CCC in Speech-Language Pathology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients within scope of practice to established standards.
• Develops care plans and implements evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes.
• Completes documentation meeting content, accuracy, and timeliness requirements.
• Involves family/caregiver in care and provides teaching and learning materials.
• Provides clinical oversight to SLP Aides, CF/paid clinical fellows, and students.
• Demonstrates age-specific competencies for Neonate to Adolescent ages as applicable.
• Supports accreditation readiness and related continuous improvement efforts.
• Travels to clinical sites to deliver patient care per census or contracts.

Skills

Pediatric SLP

Interdisciplinary care

Strong communication

Family education

Education

Master's in Speech-Language Pathology

Job description

Job Description

Provides the highest quality age-appropriate care for patients newborn to 20 years of age within scope of practice and established standards for speech-language pathology. Functions effectively as a member of the rehabilitation team. Supports the mission of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Proactively supports efforts that ensure delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

Experience

No minimum experience required

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in pediatrics or related experience in Speech-Language Pathology Education

Master's degree in Communication Disorders/Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited school

Certification Summary

Georgia licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

American Speech-Language Hearing Association Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech-Language Pathology

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days of employment

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of pediatric theory and practice
• Excellent oral and written communication skills for effective communication of information
• Positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in an interdisciplinary environment

Job Responsibilities

• Evaluates patients, meeting established standards.
• Develops appropriate plan of care and implements effective treatment interventions founded in evidence-based practice so that functional outcomes are achieved.
• Completes documentation, meeting departmental standards for content, accuracy, and timeliness.
• Includes family/caregiver in patient care and provides effective education and documentation appropriate for learning needs of patient and family.
• Provides clinical oversight to Speech-Language Pathology Aides, Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow/paid clinical experience, and students as assigned.
• Demonstrates competencies that incorporate age-specific guidelines, including N=Neonate (less than 30 days), I=Infant (30 days to 1 year), EC = Early Childhood (1-5 years), LC = Late Childhood (5-13 years), A = Adolescent (13-18 years), AD = Adult (greater than 18 years as applicable), and ALL = all ages.
• Participates in maintaining and monitoring the work environment to ensure a continual state of accreditation readiness.
• Travels to clinical locations to provide patient care based on patient census, program development, and/or contract obligations with physician practices.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

2220 North Druid Hills Road

Job Family

Rehab Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has been 100 percent committed to kids for more than 100 years. A not-for-profit organization, Children's is dedicated to making kids better today and healthier tomorrow. With 3 hospitals, 20 neighborhood locations and a total of 673 beds, Children's is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. Children's offers access to more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs and is ranked among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Children's has been recognized as a Fortune 100 Best Place to Work, a Best Place for Working Mothers, and as a top employer for diversity and millennials. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefit package that supports our mission, vision and values. We are proud to offer an array of programs and services to our employees that have distinguished us as a best place to work in the country. Connect to our mission of making kids better today and healthier tomorrow.