Speech Language Pathologist

Company Overview

Shriners Children's is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for a Speech Language Pathologist to join our team in our Galveston, Texas location.

Job Overview

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) engages in the professional practice of communication and swallowing. The SLP provides individualized evaluations, treatment plans, family education and training, as well as, staff education and training to meet the communication and swallowing needs of their patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluations, treatment plans, interventions, education and training to meet the cognitive, communication and swallowing needs of our patients.
• Makes appropriate discharge plans by collaborating with patients, their families, care management and community resources.
• Supports risk management and compliance initiatives through accurate thorough documentation
• The successful candidate will get the opportunity to learn and grow in their practice by being exposed to burns, orthopaedic, acute care, outpatient settings, and program development.

Qualifications

Education

Masters degree in Speech Pathology required

Certification/Licensure

licensed in state of Texas

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC's) required

Skills

1 year experience in a pediatric setting preferred

Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Compensation is based upon years of relevant experience and department equity, but ranges from $75,000 - $110,000 annually.