The Speech Language Pathologist is a professional responsible for planning and administering speech
language pathology evaluations, as well as planning and implementing appropriate treatment.
Document provision of such care, utilization of support staff and participation in special projects as
designated are also responsibilities of this position.
JOB FUNCTIONS
Essential job duties:
Other job duties:
SUCCESS FACTORS
STAFF
Employee Excellence, All In, Action-oriented
Employee Excellence
All In
Action Oriented
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Experience:
Documentation of a satisfactory work record preferably a minimum of ones year of experience in an institutional setting. A minimum of one or more years of experience working with pediatric clients. Home visits/home care preferred. Desire to deliver quality therapy in all client/patient care situations. Ability to speak read and write English fluently. Bi-lingual preferred.
License/Certifications:
Certificate of clinical competence in speech language pathology from American Speech Language Hearing Association and current license to practice in the District of Columbia. Current CPR certification.
Required Education:
Graduate with a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited university.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None.
BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE
Category I: Job usually involves contact with patients or patient specimens. Exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin or tissue specimens, is possible.
PHI ACCESS LEVEL
Level IV - Full Access Incumbents in this job may access any protected health information associated to a customer's needs, the service(s) rendered and the position's functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This job operates in a hospital or office environment.
POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS/TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
This is a PRN position working standard and extended hours
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Medium Work: Lifting 50 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs.
Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., has been serving the nation’s children since 1870 and is ranked among the Top 10 pediatric hospitals in the country. Children’s National is #1 in Neonatology for a fifth consecutive year and is ranked in every specialty evaluated by U.S. News & World Report, including placement in the top 10 for: Cancer (#5), Neurology and Neurosurgery (#3), Orthopaedics (#6), Pulmonology(#8), Nephrology (#6) and Diabetes and Endocrinology (#10). Children’s Hospital has been designated as a Magnet® hospital three times, a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. Children’s National offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty outpatient centers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, including the Maryland suburbs and Northern Virginia. Home to the Children’s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National is one of the nation’s top NIH-funded pediatric institutions. Children’s National is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels.