Speech-Language Pathologist / Senior Speech-Language Pathologist - Inpatient Pediatrics

About the role

Help transform the lives of pediatric patients by equipping them with the essential tools to find their voices and confidently advocate for their own needs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to create comprehensive evidence-based patient and family treatment plans to maximize functional outcomes and discharge plans.
• Provide consultative and developmentally appropriate habilitative and rehabilitative treatment services to complex pediatric patients (infant to adolescent) in the acute care, inpatient rehab, and NICU settings in the domains of swallow, speech, language and cognition.
• Work within the context of patient- and family-centered care in a primary and specialty care academic medical center.
• Seek continual learning opportunities to advance one's own practice and educate others.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in speech-language pathology from an ASHA accredited graduate program
• Completion of Clinical Speech Language Pathology Fellowship
• 7 years or more of clinical experience post Clinical Speech Language Pathology Fellowship
• Experience in diagnostics specific to area of specialty
• Experience in providing therapy in the relevant area of specialty (e.g. speech, language, cognition, voice, airway, resonance, or swallow therapy)
• Experience supervising a learner
• Contribution to local or national professional boards and committees (such as ASHA or state-level speech and hearing associations)

Qualifications

• Preferred: Record of presentation at national and regional professional conferences
• Preferred: Record of leadership in program development/quality improvement initiatives
• PREFERRED: Interest in and/or history of seeking mentorship in developing leadership skills

Skills

• Strong interest in the pediatric rehabilitation population
• Interested in taking a leading role in rehab program development and expansion

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance
• Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being
• Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement

Pay

The pay range listed reflects both titles. Additional components of compensation may include: Weekend differential Relocation assistance may be available for qualified applicants

Schedule

Full-time, 100% FTE, day shift. Sunday - Thursday between the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm. Hours may vary based on the operational needs of the department.

Additional Information

UW Health is located in the beautiful capital city of Madison - a cosmopolitan city of more than 240,000. Madison is uniquely situated on an isthmus between the areas two largest lakes Mendota and Monona-a setting that offers impressive beauty and wide variety of cultural and recreational activities. Madison is within a short drive to Milwaukee, Chicago, and Minneapolis.

At UW Health, You Will Have An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance. Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being. Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.

Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.