Speech Therapist PRN
Hourly wage estimate: $41.33 - $61.99. Factors such as skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in this role may determine your actual salary.
About the role
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. You'll have the opportunity to practice in a well-resourced, consistent environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network-backed clinical collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation
- Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress
- Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timliness
- Educating patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress
- Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions
- Evaluation of patients for Speech Pathology according to department standards and based on referral
- Providing appropriate treatment of patients based on treatment plan
- Completing medical records based on department policy
- Demonstrating fiscal responsibility
- Following department policy
- Demonstrating effective communication
- Demonstrating active involvement in continued learning
- Participating in the student program
- Demonstrating accountability for productivity
- Participating in department operations and program development
Qualifications
- Experience: No experience required for entry-level position. Preferred: at least one (1) year in adult physical dysfunction and pediatrics
- Education: Graduate of a Masters-level accredited speech pathology curriculum
- Current Commonwealth of Virginia Licensure to Practice Speech Pathology
- American Speech-Language and Hearing Association certification
- Completion of the National Registration examination
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider certification
Benefits
Johnston-Willis Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
- Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.
About the employer
Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center. We are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors. With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.