Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist – Outpatient, Virtual Programs

About the role

Atrium Health's Virtual Rehabilitation Program offers convenient, patient-centered therapy services through secure telehealth visits. As part of an interdisciplinary team, Speech-Language Pathologists provide evaluation and treatment for communication, cognitive, voice, and swallowing disorders, expanding access to high-quality care for patients across the community.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with outpatient healthcare setting and telehealth
• EPIC documentation experience
• Resides in the Greater Charlotte NC area

Job Description

Provides patient evaluation and care planning for speech-language pathology. Delivers patient care appropriate to age specific and other population needs. Provides clinical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and documents patient's medical, mental and emotional needs at admission and on an on-going basis.
• Develops and implements a plan of care to meet patient and family needs, to include discharge planning and utilization of available resources.
• Acts as patient advocate; treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care in a safe and timely manner.
• Demonstrates clinical reasoning, coupled with clinical skills to conduct accurate clinical assessments and perform patient care activities; evaluates effectiveness of therapy interventions, identifies and prioritizes patient/family strengths, needs and priorities.
• Identifies the normal course of illness in assigned patient population recognizing and intervening appropriately when deviations occur.
• Communicates patient information and thoroughly documents therapist's actions and plan of care.
• Provides clinical leadership and mentoring.

Physical Requirements

• Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication
• Vision (corrected) adequate for reading
• Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties
• Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day
• Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead
• Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally
• Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers
• Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids
• Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment, primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors

Education, Experience & Certifications

• Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology required
• Applicable state license for Speech Language Pathology required
• BLS required per policy guidelines