Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Home Health

About This Opportunity

At UVA Continuum Home Health Care, you will use your skills as a speech-language pathologist to provide care to newborn and pediatric clients in their homes. We offer direct clinical care SLP jobs, providing high-level quality patient care in the community. As a home healthcare clinician, you are responsible for assessing, identifying, planning, and providing care with each patient in the home environment. Our home health therapists work collaboratively to develop and implement a patient-centered plan of care for each client. Our SLP's provide care to patients as part of regional interdisciplinary teams. As a home health therapist, you will work closely with community health providers, UVA Health, and others to ensure the safe delivery of care in the home. Our home care clinicians are challenged professionally, supported by a strong clinical leadership team and have a high degree of professional satisfaction.

What You Can Expect

• Conducts comprehensive speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing evaluations for newborn and pediatric patients, including those with medically complex conditions, in accordance with professional standards and departmental guidelines.
• Demonstrates knowledge of intervention options and executes a program of skilled speech therapy intervention. In addition, experience in pediatric feeding therapy and interventions, including feeding development, oral-motor, and feeding difficulties is preferred.
• Actively participates in professional growth of self and others.
• Actively participates in quality improvement and program development.
• Other duties may be assigned.

About Continuum Home Health Care

UVA Continuum Home Health Care is the Home Health department of UVA Health. We are an academic home health agency, providing care in the community for over 30 years. We serve Central Virginia, including Charlottesville, Albemarle, Augusta, Rockingham, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Nelson, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Louisa, Orange, Madison, Greene and Culpeper. UVA Health is Magnet recognized, Medicare certified, and accredited by the Joint Commission. Come join our exceptional team and grow with UVA while enjoying clinical work surrounded by the natural beauty of central Virginia.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Experience: 6 months relevant experience
• Licensure: Licensed to practice Speech-Language Pathology from the Virginia Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech Pathology required. Eligibility for Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) or certified with Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) is required. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required. Valid Driver's License required.

Physical Demands

• Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills
• Attention to detail and ability to write legibly
• Ability to lift/push/pull 20 – 50lbs
• May be exposed to chemicals, humidity, heat, blood/body fluids, infectious disease and dust

Pay

The pay range for this role is $76,398.40 - $122,241.60 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off