Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Pediatric Acute Care

Job Summary

Evaluates and treats patients with speech, language, voice, cognition, fluency, auditory (re)habilitation, and swallowing/oral feeding disorders.

Provides independent therapeutic services and identify area(s) of clinical specialization and competency.

Supervises graduate students as assigned in clinical specialty area.

Participates actively in identifying and conducting quality improvement activities.

Collaborates with clinical practice team to achieve patient outcomes and system objectives.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Tennessee SLP license or eligibility
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)
• Pediatric feeding and swallowing experience required
• VFSS experience preferred
• Pediatric hospital or pediatric acute care experience preferred

Key Responsibilities

• Provide pediatric speech-language, feeding, swallowing, and dysphagia therapy across inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Evaluate and treat medically complex infants and children, including tracheostomy and dysphagia management.
• Conduct VFSS studies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with PT, OT, nursing, physicians, and the pediatric rehab team.
• Document evaluations, plans of care, therapy goals, progress, and outcomes in the EMR.
• Educate caregivers on feeding strategies, swallowing safety, communication development, and home carryover.
• Support discharge planning and continuity of care.