Speech Language Pathologist - Edwardsville

BJC HealthCare; Edwardsville (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading children's hospital as a full-time Speech Language Pathologist in Edwardsville, IL, providing essential therapy services to pediatric patients. The role involves evaluating, planning treatment, and collaborating with families and other providers while being part of a dedicated team focused on enhancing children's health and well-being.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus

CEU Budget for each Therapist

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance

Disability insurance paid for by BJC

Pension Plan/403(b) Plan funded by BJC

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance available

Paid Time Off including vacation and sick days

Adoption assistance

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Must possess a valid Speech-Language Pathologist license.

Responsibilities

• Establishes treatment plans and provides treatment.
• Educates and collaborates with patients, families, and health care providers.
• Completes documentation as per departmental policies.

Education

Master's Degree - Speech Pathology

Job description

Speech Language Pathologist - Edwardsville

St. Louis Children's Hospital has a full-time Speech Language Pathologist position to work with peds in their outpatient facility in Edwardsville, IL. Expertise with patients who have feeding difficulties, apraxia, or utilize AAC devices is preferred. Come join a collaborative and enthusiastic team who are passionate about best serving pediatric and adolescent patients in the community!

• 4 10-hour shifts
• Sign-On Bonus
• CEU Budget for each Therapist

Kids Deserve Extraordinary Care!

Additional Information About the Role

St. Louis Children's Hospital has a full-time Speech Language Pathologist position to work with peds in their outpatient facility in Edwardsville, IL. Expertise with patients who have feeding difficulties, apraxia, or utilize AAC devices is preferred. Come join a collaborative and enthusiastic team who are passionate about best serving pediatric and adolescent patients in the community!

• 4 10-hour shifts
• Sign-On Bonus
• CEU Budget for each Therapist

Kids Deserve Extraordinary Care!

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Registered Speech Pathologist or Speech Therapist provides skilled speech and swallow therapy services to patients including all aspects of evaluation and treatment.

Responsibilities

Establishes treatment plan and provides treatment, considering discharge needs; expected discharge functional status; and appropriate equipment and supplies.

Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.

Delegates to assistants, techs, and students through written and verbal communication including determining the skill level or competency required to provide interventions to best meet the needs of the patient.

Completes documentation in accordance with departmental policies.

Provides assessment, reassessment, and/or consultations for Speech Services.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Master's Degree

- Speech Pathology

Experience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Speech-Language Pathologist

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

About the company

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health-care organizations in the United States, and is focused on delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and mid-Missouri regions. BJC HealthCare is consistently recognized as Top Places to Work in St. Louis. We specialize in inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice, and more.

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