Full-Time Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Inpatient/Outpatient

Make a difference every day at VHC Health! Join our nationally recognized team as a Speech-Language Pathologist, where you’ll perform advanced diagnostics, collaborate with top professionals, and deliver life-changing care. If you’re passionate about helping others and growing your career, we want you on our team! As a Speech-Language Pathologist at VHC Health, you will play a vital role in evaluating and treating patients across the lifespan with communication and swallowing disorders. This full-time position offers the unique opportunity to split your time between acute care/inpatient settings and outpatient speech therapy services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting evaluations and treatment for speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

• Performing diagnostic procedures such as FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) and MBS (Modified Barium Swallow Studies).

• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive patient care.

Job Description

Purpose & Scope:

"The speech-language pathologist (SLP) is defined as the professional who engages in professional practice in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span. Communication and swallowing are broad terms encompassing many facets of function. Communication includes speech production and fluency, language, cognition, voice, resonance, and hearing. Swallowing includes all aspects of swallowing, including related feeding behaviors.There is a “delineation of practice areas in the context of eight domains of speech-language pathology service delivery: collaboration; counseling; prevention and wellness; screening; assessment; treatment; modalities, technology, and instrumentation; and population and systems. In addition, five domains of professional practice are delineated: advocacy and outreach, supervision, education, research and administration/leadership.”:Reference: American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationScope of Practice in Speech Language Pathology

Education:

Master's degree in speech language pathology is required.

Experience:

One year of experience in speech language pathology in an acute care setting is preferred.

Certification/Licensure:

Licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist by the Virginia Department of Health Professions is required.

BLS certificate is required.

VHC Health is a 453-bed not-for-profit nationally recognized Hospital and teaching facility that has been delivering high quality care to the Washington, DC metropolitan area for over 75 years. Recent accomplishments include the opening of our massive Outpatient Pavilion and VHC becoming the Washington Commanders Football provider for women's health as of 2023. VHC Health is a designated Level II Trauma Center and a recognized Magnet Facility by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. At VHC Health, we are always striving to provide continued excellence and growth for our employees as well as top notch care for our patients and that is made clear with our recent accomplishments!

Pay & Benefits: Commensurate with experience. Team members are eligible to receive benefits on the first day of the month following the date of hire, with 30 days to apply for benefits of choice.

• Employee-Led Engagement and Wellness Committee dedicated to make work a fun and healthy place to work

• Annual Employee Survey – Your Voice is Heard at VHC!

• Paid Major Holidays

• Generous Paid Time Off / Vacation / Sick Time

• Health Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Student Loan Repayment

• Career Counseling, Leadership Development and Training

• Clinical and Research Pathways Eligible

• Annual Merit Review and Merit Increases

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Health Fitness & Education Class Discounts

• Employee Wellness Benefits

• Hospital Discount for Employees and Family

• VHC Health Outpatient Pharmacy

• VHC Retirement Program

• Workforce Enhancement Program

• Work/Life Discounts Program

• Free onsite parking

• Commuter Benefits

• Family Leave

• 401(k) + Match

• and much more!