Speech Therapist
About the role
Join an award‑winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Roxborough Memorial Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131‑bed community hospital serving the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest Philadelphia communities since 1890. The hospital’s School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898 and the facility is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Responsibilities
Responsible for the evaluation, treatment planning and implementation of treatment for patients demonstrating disorders of speech, language, cognition, swallowing and other services prescribed by a physician. Assists in developing and implementing new and ongoing programs beneficial for the enhancement of the department.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in speech‑language pathology (required).
- Clinical doctorate in speech‑language pathology (SLPD) and/or PhD in speech‑language pathology or communication sciences and disorders (preferred).
- Active license to practice speech‑language pathology in the state of anticipated employment, free of disciplinary action (required).
- Active Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech‑Language Pathology (CCC‑SLP) from ASHA, free of disciplinary action, OR Speech Language Pathology Clinical Fellow (SLP‑CF) considered on a case‑by‑case basis with appropriate supervision (required).
- At least one year of experience in a hospital setting (preferred).
- Current BLS for healthcare provider certification upon hire and maintained thereafter (required).
Schedule
Per Diem Shift Days