Per Diem Speech Pathologist

Job Title: Speech Pathologist

Location: Mountainside (MTN)

Department Name: Speech Therapy

Req #: 0000267786

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $78.36 - $78.36 per hour

Pay Transparency

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Speech-Language Pathologist – Children's Specialized Hospital

Our Speech-Language Pathologists play an essential role in helping children with communication, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders achieve greater independence and participate more fully in daily life. Working collaboratively with patients, families, physicians, nursing, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team, our Speech-Language Pathologists provide comprehensive evaluation and individualized treatment designed to address each child’s unique strengths, needs, and goals.

Through skilled assessment, evidence-based intervention, family education, care coordination, and collaboration with healthcare, education, and community professionals, our Speech-Language Pathologists help children maximize their communication and functional abilities. We view our Speech-Language Pathologists as key members of the care team who bring clinical expertise, creativity, collaboration, and a family-centered approach to every patient interaction.

As a Speech-Language Pathologist, a typical day might include the following:

• Providing direct patient care services to children exhibiting communication, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and/or swallowing disorders.
• Delivering effective therapeutic services that are relevant to the pediatric population served while maintaining current knowledge of evidence-based techniques, practices, and clinical approaches.
• Conducting comprehensive speech-language evaluations that accurately and efficiently identify patient strengths, needs, and areas of functional concern.
• Selecting, administering, and interpreting appropriate formal and informal assessment procedures based on the patient’s age, developmental level, diagnosis, communication needs, and preferred mode of communication.
• Communicating evaluation findings, clinical impressions, recommendations, and treatment plans effectively in both verbal and written formats.
• Developing individualized treatment plans and therapeutic goals based on evaluation findings, patient needs, family priorities, and functional outcomes.
• Providing skilled intervention to address communication, speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing needs within the scope of practice.
• Monitoring patient progress and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment approaches, modifying interventions as appropriate to meet changing patient needs.
• Completing required basic competencies for the populations currently served in accordance with Speech and Hearing Department competency criteria and hospital competency requirements.
• Communicating effectively with patients, families, nursing staff, therapists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to support coordinated and patient-centered care.
• Providing families and caregivers with education regarding evaluation findings, treatment strategies, home programs, communication supports, swallowing recommendations, and other appropriate interventions.
• Coordinating services with other health professionals and participating as an active member of the interdisciplinary team.
• Communicating job-specific clinical and operational concerns and actively participating in the development of appropriate solutions.
• Sharing information regarding speech-language evaluation techniques, treatment approaches, hospital procedures, and clinical practices with students, volunteers, Clinical Fellows (CFYs), and peers.
• Providing training and education to staff, students, volunteers, and community partners as requested and in accordance with applicable state licensing requirements.
• Participating in departmental projects and initiatives that support department and hospital goals, priorities, and mission.
• Seeking opportunities to maintain productivity and meet established volume expectations, including assisting elsewhere within the department when cancellations, no-shows, or low census create opportunities to support patient care and departmental needs.
• Completing clinical documentation and other written work accurately and within established timeframes, consistent with applicable professional and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) standards.
• Meeting established annual productivity and volume expectations while maintaining quality, safety, and patient-centered care.
• Maintaining professional competencies and pursuing continuing education opportunities to support ongoing clinical development and licensure requirements.
• Participating in quality improvement initiatives and contributing ideas and solutions that support improved patient outcomes, clinical services, and departmental performance.
• Providing clinical education and guidance to graduate students and other learners as appropriate.
• Participating in clinical fellowship supervision and support as appropriate to qualifications and departmental needs.

This Role Might Be For You If

• You are passionate about pediatric speech-language pathology and helping children develop the communication and functional skills they need to participate more fully in daily life.
• You enjoy working with children and families and understand the importance of a family-centered approach to pediatric care.
• You are interested in evaluating and treating a broad range of communication, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders.
• You enjoy using clinical reasoning, creativity, and evidence-based practices to develop individualized treatment plans.
• You excel at identifying patient strengths and needs and translating evaluation findings into meaningful functional goals and interventions.
• You are comfortable working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, therapists, families, educators, and other members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• You are an effective communicator who can clearly explain evaluation findings, treatment recommendations, prognosis, and functional needs to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
• You enjoy sharing your clinical knowledge with students, Clinical Fellows, volunteers, staff, and peers.
• You are comfortable providing education and in-service training to staff and community partners when appropriate.
• You value continuing education and actively seek opportunities to expand your clinical knowledge and maintain professional competencies.
• You are organized and able to manage patient care responsibilities, documentation, and productivity expectations in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• You are adaptable and willing to support departmental needs when patient cancellations, no-shows, or changes in census create opportunities to assist with other patient care activities.
• You demonstrate tact, initiative, sound clinical judgment, professionalism, and a commitment to patient-centered care.
• You are committed to continuous improvement and enjoy contributing ideas that enhance patient care, clinical outcomes, team performance, and departmental services.
• You are interested in working with patients and families from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds and value accessible, individualized communication.
• You are committed to maintaining professional standards, confidentiality, accountability, and ethical clinical practice.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must meet the following criteria:

• Education: Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited program.
• Licensure: Current New Jersey Speech-Language Pathology license and Valid Driver’s License
• Certification: Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• Basic Life Support: Current American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification.
• Continuing Education: Demonstrated commitment to continuing education and professional development necessary to maintain licensure and clinical competency.
• Clinical Experience : Pediatric and/or rehabilitation clinical experience is desirable.
• Clinical Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of the theoretical principles and clinical application involved in the evaluation and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders.
• Professionalism : Demonstrates tact, initiative, sound judgment, accountability, and commitment to professional growth.
• Schedule Requirements: Ability to work a per diem schedule based on patient care and departmental needs, including evenings and occasional weekends for inpatient services.