Speech Therapist

Overview:

Department: Therapy

Shift’s Available:  Days 

Employment Type: Per Diem

Hours: 8-hour shift – 8:00am to 4:00pm 

Location: Dallas Medical Center – Farmers Branch, TX 

 

We are seeking a Speech Therapist. As our Speech Therapist, you are responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating individuals with speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders. 

 

 

Responsibilities:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to): 

• Conduct communication assessments and provide evidence-based therapy for speech, language, voice, and fluency disorders in acute and medically complex settings 

• Provide cognitive-communication therapy targeting attention, memory, executive function, and problem-solving in patients with neurological conditions 

• Educate patients and caregivers on safe swallowing, communication strategies, and appropriate use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems to support functional outcomes 

• Treat patients across ICU and Inpatient Rehab addressing feeding, swallowing, congenital, critical care and other communication needs 

• Enhance quality of life and safety by supporting safe oral intake, restoring communication, and promoting cognitive-linguistic recovery 

Qualifications:

Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:  

•  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.
• At least one year of experience in a hospital setting.
• Current BLS for healthcare provider’s certification upon hire and maintain current.

Employment Status: Per Diem Shift: Variable Equal Employment Opportunity: