Speech Therapist
About The Position
Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Roxborough Memorial Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in speech-language pathology required.
- Active license to practice speech language pathology in the state of anticipated employment free of disciplinary action required.
- Active Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) free of disciplinary action – OR - Speech Language Pathology Clinical Fellow (SLP-CFs) to be considered on a case-by-case basis (provided proper supervision can be afforded to the CF) required.
- Current BLS for healthcare provider's certification upon hire and maintain current required.
Nice To Haves
- Clinical doctorate in speech-language pathology (SLPD) and and or PhD in speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders preferred.
- At least one year of experience in a hospital setting preferred.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the evaluation, treatment planning and implementation of treatment for patients demonstrating disorders of speech, language, cognition, swallowing and other services prescribed by a physician.
- Assists in developing and implementing new and ongoing programs beneficial for the enhancement of the department.
