Sr. Speech Pathologist - Austin
Position: Sr. Speech Pathologist - Austin
Job ID: 403141
Location: US-TX-Austin
Department: ATXNC SPEECH THERAPY
Job ID: 403141
Location: US-TX-Austin
Department: ATXNC SPEECH THERAPY
Talent Area: Therapist
Full/Part Time: Full time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: 8am-5pm (Flexible)
Full/Part Time: Full time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: 8am-5pm (Flexible)
About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children’s first health care location in Austin, Texas Children’s Urgent Care West Gate, opened in March 2018, providing high quality pediatric-focused care after hours and on weekends. There are now more than 10 Texas Children’s Pediatric primary care practices in the greater Austin area bringing world-class pediatric services to children and their families. Our Specialty Care Center in Austin includes a multidisciplinary group of pediatric specialists committed to providing comprehensive care across a wide spectrum of services, including allergy and immunology, cardiology, ophthalmology, rheumatology, pulmonology, neurology, and more. Texas Children’s also plans to build a 360,000-square-foot freestanding hospital for children and women, set to open in 2024.
Our thoughtful expansion into Austin will help support a pediatric population of more than half a million and keep kids healthy and happy from birth to adulthood.
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Summary:
We are searching for a Sr. Speech Pathologist -someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will appropriately diagnose and treat patients primarily between the ages of 0 –21 years with speech, oral motor/swallowing, language, and learning disorders.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Responsibilities:
- Performs patient evaluations/consultations and interprets results
- Provides results verbally to patient and/or family/caregiver and/or to referral source
- Develops treatment plan in conjunction with patient and/or family/caregiver
- Implements treatment plan and monitors progress on an ongoing basis
- Maintains records as required by law, IDS policy and administrative regulations
- Documents evaluation procedures, results, diagnoses, and recommendations
- Attends and participates in continuing education programs as required to maintain licensure and promote professional growth
- Promotes speech-language pathology services within the community and the IDS
Qualifications:
- Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
- Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology field of study required
- CCC-SLP certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association required
- TX-SLP license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
- 5 years’ experience speech-language pathology experience with pediatrics highly preferred
- Preferred experience with pediatric dysphagia evaluation and treatment in medically complex populations, including inpatient and outpatient settings. Experience in NICU and PICU/CICU a plus
- Patients range in age from infancy to adolescents
- Opportunities for growth in VFSS
- Must be skilled in complex feeding therapy techniques
- Evidence-based evaluation and treatment methods
- Position will require treatment of speech-language disorders in developmental populations as well (dx: speech-language impairments, voice/resonance disorders, fluency)
- Bilingual proficiency (Spanish) a plus
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