About this role
This is an inpatient pediatric speech therapy position primarily located within the NICU. Applicants should have their CCCs and experience with feeding. Experience with VFSS is preferred.
POSITION SUMMARY: The Speech Therapist assists patients in the restoration or development of swallowing, speech and communication functions through evaluation and treatment.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
- Masters
Licenses/Certifications:
- Respective state temporary license with the supervision of a Licensed Speech Pathologist for 18 months
- Respective state temporary license while completing Clinical Fellowship Year or respective state license and Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Other skills/knowledge:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Solid computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft software.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to be detail oriented.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous experience as Speech Pathologist
- Valid state driver's license, as verified through the respective state Department of Motor vehicles driving record abstract.
- Analytical ability to administer and evaluate standardized speech/language tests, conduct swallowing evaluations, evaluate patients' capabilities, develop treatment plans and monitor patients' progress.
OSF Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Other facts
About OSF HealthCare
OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. Headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, OSF HealthCare has 17 hospitals – 11 acute care, five critical access and one continuing care – with 2,305 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan.
OSF employs more than 26,000 Mission Partners across 171 locations; has two colleges of nursing; operates OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; owns Pointcore, Inc., comprised of health care-related businesses; OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm for the organization; and OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups.
In 2020, OSF OnCall was established as a digital health operating unit and includes a hospital-at-home program. OSF OnCall delivers care and services when, where and how patients prefer to receive them. OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country.
OSF consistently earns recognition for showing dedication to the well-being of its Mission Partners:
•America’s Best-in-State Employers | Forbes Magazine | 2018-2025
•150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare | Becker’s Healthcare | 2019, 2022-2025
•Best Employers for Women | Forbes Magazine | 2020
OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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What you'll do
- The Speech Therapist assists patients in the restoration or development of swallowing, speech, and communication functions through evaluation and treatment. This role primarily focuses on pediatric patients within the NICU.
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