Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist, Acute Care Rehab, PRN, Wolfson Children's Hospital

About the Role

Wolfson Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital in the region and ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report, is seeking a PRN Speech Language Pathologist for our Acute Care Rehab Team in Jacksonville, FL. This opportunity involves working in an acute care, inpatient hospital setting at Wolfson Children’s Hospital and community hospital settings, with NICU and floor patients. The ideal candidate will be flexible to work weekdays, weekends, and holiday rotations, and has previous experience in acute care settings, including NICU experience.

Up to $2,000 sign-on bonus available.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates, diagnoses, develops, and implements a treatment plan for patients of all diagnoses.
• Provides care for patients with medical conditions and deficits impacting communication, language development, oral motor skills, and feeding safety and efficiency. Common diagnoses include prematurity, neurological, respiratory, cardiac, GI, genetic, craniofacial, and developmental delay.
• Provides extensive patient and family education.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team care with rehab professionals, nursing, physicians, dietitians, social services, respiratory, and support staff.
• Works in a fast-paced setting requiring strong time management, detailed documentation skills in the EMR, self-direction, and effective communication.

Requirements

• 1 or more years of pediatric acute care Speech Language Pathology experience strongly preferred.
• Experience with speech/language, voice, and neuro cases.

Qualifications

• Master of Science or Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology (Required).
• Doctorate of Arts/Science or Master of Science (Preferred).
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (Required).
• Licensed Speech Language Pathologist (Required).
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association and licensure from the FL Department of Health (Required).

Benefits

• Up to $2,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

PRN (as needed) with flexibility to work weekdays, weekends, and holiday rotations.

Location

Downtown - 841 Building, Jacksonville, FL.

Positions may require a Level II background screening (fingerprint-based) as a condition of employment and continued employment.