Speech-Language Pathologist (PRN - Flexible Hours)

Jobvite, Inc.; Iowa City (IA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Child Serve in Iowa City is hiring a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to deliver family-centered services to children from birth through 21 years in our outpatient setting. You’ll administer standardized tests, provide recommendations and follow-ups, interpret results to families, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to revise plans of care as needed.

A Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and CCC are required, with 1+ year pediatric experience preferred; ability to lift

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC) is required.
• 1+ years pediatric clinical experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs and be mobile within the work area.

Responsibilities

• Administer standardized tests and screenings.
• Provide recommendations, referrals, and follow-up for each case.
• Interpret and counsel test results to children/ caregivers and provide progress feedback.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and revise the plan of care.
• Develop individualized plans of care meeting child and caregiver needs.
• Provide pediatric treatment activities tailored to each child.

Skills

English communication

Education

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC)

Job description

As a part of our talented, interdisciplinary team of therapists, you'll specialize in pediatric rehabilitation and work together to create plans specific to each child's need. With a wide range of diagnoses served, no two days will be exactly the same as you provide comprehensive, family-centered, speech language pathology services to children ages birth through 21 years in our outpatient service area.

Schedule

• Flexible schedule within clinic hours of operation
• Clinic hours: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

What You’ll Do

• Administer appropriate standardized tests/screenings/informal assessments/clinical observations.
• After reviewing medical, educational, social, and financial information, provide recommendations, referrals, and follow-up for each case.
• Provide interpretation and/or counseling of test results to children and young adults/caregivers as well as ongoing feedback regarding progress.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on developing, implementing, and revising the therapy plan of care based on initial and ongoing assessments, and as required by policy/regulation.
• Develop individualized plan of care as appropriate to meet the needs of the child and young adult/caregiver including appropriate frequency and duration.
• Provide specialized pediatric treatment activities to children and young adults.

What You’ll Need

• A master’s degree in a Speech Language Pathology program and Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
• Preferred: 1+ years in clinical practice with pediatric experience
• Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing, and speaking the English language.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs, be mobile within the assigned work area, and frequently bend, lift, reach, and stand.

Make a Difference Every Day at Child Serve

• Child Serve partners with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
• Child Serve is a leading pediatric healthcare provider with Iowa’s only children's specialty hospital, offering a variety of services and programs to meet each child’s unique needs.
• Child Serve’s four key specialty areas include: complex medical care, pediatric rehabilitation, autism and behavioral health, and community-based services. With a coordinated approach to care delivery, services are interwoven and streamlined, so families can address their child’s needs in one location.
• Established in 1928, Child Serve proudly provides more than 30 pediatric specialty services to nearly 6,000 children in Iowa each year.

Child Serve is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

Child Serve is an Equal Opportunity Employer.