Speech Language Pathologist (Inpatient - Acute Care , Part Time Days)

St. Luke’s University Health Network; Sellersville (Bucks County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat patients in acute care or skilled settings.

The role involves developing treatment plans, performing evaluations, and coordinating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe discharge and optimal outcomes. The position requires an active SLP license in New Jersey or Pennsylvania (based on work location) and a Master’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• Current Speech-Language Pathologist license in the State of New Jersey or Pennsylvania, based on work location.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of Speech-Language Pathology in the Acute Care and prioritizes evaluations and interventions.
• Performs speech therapy evaluations with reliable methods relevant to patient history and chief complaint.
• Collaborates with patient and family to plan care based on clinical evaluation and goals.
• Identifies need for reevaluation based on progress or status.
• Provides timely communication to health care providers for discharge planning.
• Makes discharge recommendations based on impairments and functional outcomes.

Education

Master’s Degree preferred

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in NJ or PA

Job description

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.

The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates plans and administers speech language pathology treatment programs for within the acute care or skilled setting, to address mechanical and/or neurological impairments, which may limit performance of speech, language and/or swallowing resulting from injury, disease, or illness. Patient responsibilities include care provision for the patients below. The Speech‑Language Pathologist shall work within the practice guidelines as defined by Pennsylvania state law. Patients encountered by the Speech‑Language Pathologist may include those with a diagnosis and/or impairments related to pediatric (Birth – 12 years), adolescent (13-17 years), adult (18-65 years) medical conditions.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates knowledge of Speech‑Language Pathology in the Acute Care and prioritizes implements and documents evaluations and interventions to move patients to the next level of care in a safe, timely, and effective manner.
• Performs speech therapy evaluations in a technically competent manner that minimizes risk to the patient, self and others by selecting reliable and valid evaluation methods that are relevant to the chief complaint and history of the patient.
• In collaboration with the patient, the patient’s family, caregivers and other members of the multidisciplinary team, establish an appropriate plan of care based on clinical evaluation that takes into consideration impairments, functional limitations, resultant disabilities, functional outcomes, and patient’s goals.
• Identifies the need for reevaluation based upon achievement of goals, progress or lack of progress, change in patient status, and response to interventions provided.
• Performs technically competent interventions based on the plan of care and adapts interventions to meet the individual needs and response of the patient/client.
• Provides appropriate and timely communication to the related health care providers to facilitate a timely discharge from the hospital setting.
• Interprets and uses clinical findings to establish a rehabilitation diagnosis and prognosis within the practitioner’s knowledge base.
• Make suitable discharge recommendation based on identified impairments, resultant functional limitations, and disabilities.
• Attends case management/interdisciplinary rounds, where appropriate, and provides timely communication of information to other members of the multidisciplinary team necessary for the effective delivery of care.
• Makes recommendations/referral to appropriate entities and DME necessary to ensure safe discharge and produces documentation that is accurate, concise, and timely; within 2 hours of intervention provided.
• Maintains minimum productivity standards set forth for a staff speech therapist.
• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to sit for up to ninety minutes at a time.
• Be able to tolerate standing for thirty to forty-five minutes consecutively.
• Must be able to use hands/fingers to manipulate dials on machines.
• Must have the ability to lift/move patients up to 300 lbs., push/pull patients weighing up to 300 lbs.
• The clinician will frequently stoop/bend, squat, crouch, kneel and reach above shoulder height.
• Must be capable of tactile sensation as it relates to feeling for muscle spasms, texture and skin temperature.
• Must have the ability to hear as it relates to normal conversation and ability to hear call bells.
• Must be capable of seeing as it relates to general vision, depth perception, and peripheral vision.

EDUCATION

Current Speech‑Language Pathologist license in the State of New Jersey or Pennsylvania, based on work location is required. The Speech‑Language Pathologist shall work within the practice guidelines as defined by New Jersey or Pennsylvania state law (based upon work location). Master’s Degree preferred.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Current CPR certification and successful completion of required affiliations and/or CEU’s to maintain licensure.

St. Luke’s University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non‑profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley‑based health care system to earn Medicare’s five‑star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, St. Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. St. Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row. Also, for the third straight year, St. Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award. In 2025, St. Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024. Lastly, in 2025, St. Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.