Speech Language Pathologist Clinical Generalist

We are looking for an Acute Care 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:

• Experienced with management of pediatric dysphagia
• Able to informally evaluate cognitive-linguistic deficits
• Familiarity with pediatric airway disorders
• Strong understanding of progression of oral feeding development from newborn to transitional feeders
• Able to collaborate and effectively communicate with members of medical team
• Maintains records as required by law, IDS policy and administrative regulations
• Administers formal tests as needed
• Makes referrals for other evaluations as appropriate
• Provides in-service teaching to colleagues
• Promotes speech-language pathology services within the community and the IDS

Qualifications:

• CCC-SLP - Cert-Speech Language Pathology from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association CCC-SLP to be completed by 10/29/2024 or within 12 months of entering the role, whichever is higher.
• Required SLPINTRN - Speech Lang Path TX Intern
• TX-SLP - Texas Speech Language Pathology OR CCC-SLP certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association required by start date

About Texas Children’s

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years. 

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Tower for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin, the new state-of-the-art facility providing world-class pediatric and maternal care to Austin and Central Texas families. We have also created Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO focused on children; Texas Children’s Pediatrics, the largest pediatric primary care network in the country; Texas Children’s Urgent Care clinics that specialize in after-hours care tailored specifically for children; and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation. 

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