Gillette Children’s is seeking two full-time outpatient speech language pathologists to join our rehabilitation team. As part of the Gillette rehabilitation team, rehabilitation professionals are also part of the inpatient weekend rotation and are required to work the occasional weekend. Join an exceptional team of rehabilitation professionals at Gillette Children’s.
Adult and Pediatric Opportunity
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 4 days providing Pediatric services, 1 day providing Adult services at our Phalen Clinic in St Paul, MN.
Pediatric Only Opportunity
Schedule: Monday – Friday (potential for 4, 10 hour day schedule) at our St Paul Clinic on the main hospital campus.
Provides direct and indirect family centered therapy services for patients to increase functional abilities, independence and community integration. Contributes to department, program and service teams to assure achievement of desired outcomes.
It is anticipated that therapists will spend the majority of their work day in direct patient care. Therapists must have the ability to complete these activities and the related indirect patient care including same day documentation while providing safe patient care.
Compensation & Benefits Information
The hourly wage for this opportunity is $33.92 to $50.86, with a median wage of $42.39/hour. Pay is dependent on several factors including relevant work experience, education, certification & licensure, and internal equity. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package that includes a retirement savings match, tuition and certification reimbursement, paid time off, and health and wellness benefits for .5 FTE and above. ($1.75/weekend and $2.35/evening differential is available for this position.)
Core Responsibilities and Duties
- Completes an evaluation utilizing principles of family-centered care.
- Designs assessment consistent with goals of evaluation, provider order, patient / family input and priorities.
- Obtains necessary history and background information.
- Selects evaluation methods, tools, and environment to obtain valid and reliable assessment specific to the patient’s age and developmental, neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, cognitive and behavioral status.
- Administers evaluation consistent with best practices and Gillette competencies.
- Interprets evaluation for / to the patient / family and seeks their assessment of the evaluation’s reliability and validity.
- Makes recommendations for treatment, referrals, equipment, resources and home and community based activities.
- Documents and bills for evaluation based on education and guidelines provided by the Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare Rehabilitation Therapies Revenue Cycle Team.
Qualifications
Required:
- PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE/REGISTRATION
- Speech Language Pathology State License
- Pending credentials: Registration and Licensure pending, not to exceed three months in this status and completion of CFY for Speech Language Pathology.
- Current certification in CPR (BLS for Healthcare Providers through American Heart Association) or must obtain certification within 90-days of hire.
- Competency in speech language pathology evaluation, treatment and related family/community education and planning for transition to community services.
- Knowledge, skills, abilities: Knowledge of child growth and development, rehabilitation theory and practice with a wide variety of childhood onset diagnoses and related considerations including anatomy and neurology, emotional behavior factors, family needs and issues, community transition and equipment.
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Ability to function as an effective team member
- Excellent customer service skills
Preferred:
- ASHA Certification strongly preferred for Speech Therapists
- Pediatric experience strongly preferred
- Feeding clinic experience
- Experience with AAC devices, including programming.