Speech Pathologist | Per Diem

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; Christiana (DE); On-site; USD 67,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training/Mentorship Program

Career Ladder for professional advance

Dynamic team with 10+ years withChrist

Job summary

ChristianaCare is recruiting a per diem Speech Language Pathologist to work a minimum of two weekend days per month in inpatient acute and rehabilitation settings.

Role involves assessing and treating adults with communication and swallowing disorders with a patient-family centered approach, within a dynamic interdisciplinary team. Availability for an additional 1–3 weekday/weekend shifts is highly desired.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology required.
• Licensure or eligibility for licensure in Delaware required.
• CCC or CF Certification required.
• CPR Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations.
• Develop and implement treatment programs with family-specific goals and time frames.
• Provide patient and family education and training.

Education

Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Licensure or eligibility for licensure in Delaware

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) or CF Certification

CPR Certification

Job description

Job Details Do you want to work at one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation? Join our Rehabilitation Team! Life is full of choices, and whom you work for is one of life's most important decisions. ChristianaCare has earned national recognition for excellence. Choose an organization that provides career advancement and the opportunity to impact health. ChristianaCare is recruiting for a per diem Speech Language Pathologist to work a minimum of two weekend days per month. Availability to work one to three additional weekday shifts per week and/or weekend shifts as available is highly desired. In this position, you will assess and treat adults with communication and swallowing disorders in inpatient acute and rehabilitation settings. With an emphasis on patient-family centered care, we specialize in a variety of services with a dynamic interdisciplinary/trans-disciplinary team approach.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform comprehensive patient evaluations
• Develop and implement appropriate treatment programs to include family specific goals and time frames
• Provide patient and family education and training

Education and experience requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology Licensure or eligibility for licensure in the state of Delaware Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) or CF Certification CPR Certification Acute care experience preferred

Rehabilitation Team Offers:

• Training/Mentorship Program for skills including but not limited to: tracheostomy/vent, Videofluoroscopy Swallowing Studies, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing, and Videostroboscopy Studies
• Career Ladder for professional advancement
• Dynamic team with many having 10+ years with ChristianaCare

This is a flat rate position. Any individual hired into this position will be paid $59.00/hour plus any applicable differentials. This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date Oct 30, 2026

Christiana Care Health System offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/.

Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware. This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions.

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