Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist – Atrium Health Outpatient At Home Therapy, Charlotte

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This therapist will provide speech-language pathology services for pediatric patients in the patient's home in the greater Charlotte area. Caseload will include birth - 18 years of age. Preference for a background in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders.

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• Ideal for clinicians who value autonomy, relationship-based care, clinical excellence, innovation, and expanding access to high-quality speech-language pathology services within the community.
• This therapist will provide speech-language pathology services for pediatric patients in the patient's home in Harrisburg/ Concord areas.
• Caseload will include birth-18 years of age. Preference for a background in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders.
• Deliver high-quality, one-on-one outpatient speech-language pathology services in patients’ homes, helping improve communication, cognition, swallowing function, and overall quality of life.
• Provide the same evidence-based outpatient speech therapy services traditionally offered in a clinic while eliminating barriers related to transportation, access, and convenience.
• Perform comprehensive speech-language and cognitive-communication evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, and implement interventions tailored to each patient’s unique goals and functional needs.
• Collaborate closely with physicians, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members to support optimal outcomes in communication, cognitive function, swallowing safety, and patient independence.
• Utilize technology and flexible scheduling to effectively manage a caseload across a defined geographic area while maintaining exceptional patient outcomes, engagement, and satisfaction.

Join an innovative care model that combines the clinical excellence of outpatient rehabilitation with the convenience and comfort of speech therapy services delivered where patients live.

Job Description:

Provides patient evaluation and care planning for speech-language pathology. Delivers patient care appropriate to age specific and other population needs. Provides clinical leadership.

Essential Functions

• Assesses and documents patient's medical, mental and emotional needs at admission and on an on-going basis. Develops and implements a plan of care to meet patient and family needs, to include discharge planning and utilization of available resources.
• Acts as patient advocate; treats patients and families with compassion and implements plan of care in a safe and timely manner.
• Demonstrates clinical reasoning, coupled with clinical skills to conduct accurate clinical assessments and perform patient care activities; evaluates effectiveness of therapy interventions, identifies and prioritizes patient/family strengths, needs and priorities.
• Identifies the normal course of illness in assigned patient population recognizing and intervening appropriately when deviations occur.
• Communicates patient information and thoroughly documents therapist's actions and plan of care.
• Provides clinical leadership and mentoring.

Physical Requirements
Hearing (corrected) adequate for oral/aural communication. Vision (corrected) adequate for reading. Intelligible speech and adequate language/cognitive skills to perform job duties. Sitting, standing, and walking required throughout the day. Job duties sometimes require climbing stairs, kneeling, twisting, bending; on occasion, crouching, crawling and reaching overhead. Lifting of patients, equipment or supplies will be required up to 20 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally. Must be able to demonstrate any appropriate exercise and activities to patients/caregivers. Personal Protective Equipment such as gloves, goggles, gowns, and masks are sometimes required due to possible exposure to hazardous chemicals or blood and body fluids. Work is in a fast-paced clinical environment. The work environment is primarily indoors but occasionally outdoors.

Education, Experience and Certifications

Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology required. applicable state license for Speech Language Pathology required. BLS required per policy guidelines.

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

• Incentive pay for select positions

• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs

• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

• Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health 

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.