Speech Therapist PRN Speech Therapy

Do you have PRN career opportunities as a Speech Therapist PRN and want them with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity to join Reston Hospital Center, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

As a Speech Therapist (SLP), you will help patients improve their communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through skilled, evidence‑based care. Your role is key to helping patients progress toward independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team. You will practice in a well‑resourced environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network‑backed clinical collaboration.

Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation

Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness

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

Creates an environment and culture that enables the Rehabilitation Department to fulfill the mission of the hospital and meet or exceed its goals.

Provides input into strategic development initiatives and is responsible for the implementation of the Rehabilitation Department’s strategic plan.

Responsible for the financial viability of the Rehabilitation Department, coordinating the submission of accurate and timely billing and clinical information. Develops and strives for achievement of financial objectives, including the implementation of budgetary guidelines. Supports the Therapy Services Manager in managing the resources of the Rehabilitation Department in an ethical, viable manner. Provides input for the negotiation of rehabilitation specific rates in negotiated payment structures/contracts.

In collaboration with the Medical Director and other clinical staff, assures the development of quality rehabilitation programming to meet market needs.

Collaborates effectively with all members of the rehabilitation team within the Rehabilitation Department as needed.

Works with the Therapy Services Manager to ensure the supply of appropriate resources to support the programs, services, organizational structure and staffing levels necessary for quality rehabilitation services. Coordinates as necessary with rehabilitation counterparts.

Implements operations and processes to support, facilitate, and maintain uniform performance of rehabilitation care including documentation.

Supports the Therapy Services Manager in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the quality management plan for the Rehabilitation Department.

The speech therapist supports interdepartmental performance‑improvement/customer satisfaction activities.

Demonstrates high ethical standards in customer service through all interactions with the patients, families, coworkers, staff, other hospital departments, physicians, community and all others.

Creates a high quality, professional clinical environment to facilitate the necessary recruitment of appropriate numbers of qualified staff.

Provides on‑site assessment for potential patients for the facility.

May consult with Program Director and Rehab Physician/Medical Director regarding pre‑screen assessments and physician consultations to determine appropriate placement of potential Rehab Unit patients.

Communicates pertinent payer needs/requirements to physician, treatment team, patient and patient’s family in a timely manner.

May coordinate the admission process to the Rehabilitation Unit and communicate pertinent information to all involved parties.

Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with patients, families, co‑workers, physicians, payer representatives, hospital administration, community members, and referral sources.

Identifies areas needing improvement and utilizes the facility performance process. Proposes new policies and procedures that will make the admission process smooth, more comfortable and more effective for patients.

Serves as an educational resource to patients, families, interdisciplinary team members, payor representatives, physicians, discharge planners, therapists, community members, and other parties as appropriate regarding rehabilitation issues.

Works with supervisor to ensure the program meets all local, state, and TJC regulatory standards.

Represents the Rehabilitation Department in appropriate hospital committees.

Master’s in SLP (Speech and Language Pathology)

State licensure or appropriate registration with ASHA & state

Direct rehabilitation experience; one year or more, involving extensive knowledge of rehabilitation criteria

Excellent customer service skills; 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

Reston Hospital Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1986. We give patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 230+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities in Reston and the growing Northern Virginia region. We offer a full range of medical services, including 24‑hour emergency care. Our hospital specializes in maternal/child health, surgical services on both an inpatient and extensive outpatient basis. Our cancer care offers state‑of‑the‑art radiation therapy, rehabilitation therapy programs and a wide array of diagnostic imaging capabilities. Reston Hospital Center is a certified Stroke Center, certified Total Joint Center, and the only accredited Chest Pain Center in Northern Virginia. We are the only hospital in Northern Virginia to receive Joint Commission designation as a Top Performer on key quality measures for multiple consecutive years.

At Reston Hospital Center, our care‑like‑family culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. 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.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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