Speech-Language Pathologist

Hearing and Speech at Patriot Park Homewood

Work schedule will be Full-time

Typical work schedule: Monday-Thursday 7:30am-4:30pm; Fridays 7:30-2pm.

Day Shift, Monday-Friday Standard Days. Potential to train for weekend coverage. 

Summary:
Provides direct and indirect patient care services, conducts in-service trainings, serves as consultant to medical staff, ancillary staff, and the community Monday through Friday with the potential for on-call holidays and weekends.

Other information:

• Working knowledge of pediatric speech pathology
• Ability to administer and interpret developmentally appropriate comprehensive evaluations and communicate impressions and recommendations to referral sources and families
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in order to communicate with patients, caregivers, and referral sources
• Positive interpersonal skills and ability to function in an interdisciplinary environment

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist
* Certified Speech and Language Pathologist

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Masters Degree in Speech Language Pathology

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

Nonessential:
* 1 Year job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Audiology-Speech

Children’s of Alabama speech pathologists provides diagnostic and rehabilitative speech-language services to the pediatric population in both outpatient and inpatient settings. Our goal is to maximize your child’s communicative potential so that the individual may better adapt to home, school, and social environments. Our speech-language pathologists have extensive knowledge in many areas related to a child’s speech, language, cognition, and feeding/swallowing abilities. These professionals not only evaluate but also treat patients in regularly scheduled therapy settings. Our inpatient and outpatient speech-language pathologists (SLP) work closely with other professionals at Children’s of Alabama including: Aerodigestive Program, Gasteroenterology, Pulmonology, Cleft and Craniofacial clinic, ENT, Feeding Clinic, and Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine. Inpatient SLP’s serve patients on all units at Children’s including Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Special Care Unit, Rehabilitation Unit, and step down units. 

For more information, please visit https://www.childrensal.org/hearing-and-speech  https://youtu.be/JmIviqsPM-k?si=Ue6MxF7lCk26MpZW