Speech Therapist - NICU and PEDs
Job Summary
As a Speech Therapist (SLP), you'll help patients improve their communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through skilled, evidence-based care. Your role is key in helping patients make progress and independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team.
What you will do
- Evaluate communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation
- Develop and adjust individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress
- Document evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness
- Educate patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions
Qualifications
- Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- (CCC-SLP) Cert of Clin Competence Speech Language Pathology (SLP)
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Masters Degree, or Doctorate Degree
- Modified Barium Swallow Studies experience
- Previous Neonatal ICU experience required
Benefits
Medical City Dallas offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
- Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay
- Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation
- Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more
- Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
- 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
- Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance
- Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
- Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
- Retailer readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
- Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
- Colleague recognition program
- Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
- Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income
About Medical City Dallas
We are an 895+ bed tertiary care center. Our medical team consists of more than 1,500 physicians, many are recognized as the world's best in their specialties. Patients travel to Medical City Dallas from all over the United States and from other countries. We offer sophisticated treatment by our 400+ in-house physician specialists. Medical City Dallas has a full-service adult hospital and pediatric hospital. We have separate adult and pediatric emergency rooms, outpatient clinics and diagnostic centers. Our providers have access to state-of-the-art technology and are pioneering new medical procedures to accommodate patient needs.
About HCA Healthcare
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
Join the Medical City Dallas Family!
We are reviewing applications for our Speech Language Pathologist Pediatrics Neonatal opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!