Speech Pathologist - Outpatient PEDS at Avera Queen of Peace summary: Avera is seeking a dedicated Speech Language Pathologist to join their outpatient pediatrics team, coordinating and delivering diagnostic and therapeutic services. This role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to provide exceptional care for patients from infants to adults, with a focus on speech, language, cognition, and swallowing. The position offers competitive pay, generous benefits including paid time off, sign-on bonuses, and opportunities for professional growth and student loan repayment.
Join the team at Avera!
Award Winning Health Care: Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.
Culture: Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.
You Belong at Avera: Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.
Exciting opportunity to join the Avera as a Speech Language Pathologist!
May be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus!
Position Highlights:
- May be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus!
- Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
- Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
- Options for Free Health Insurance!
- Be a part of a rewarding team that includes 7 therapists that provide outstanding care to a variety of patients.
- Career Growth: Great opportunity to advance training and expertise in a specialized area to grow professionally.
- Primarily, outpatient pediatric speech therapy case load with an opportunity for exposure to adult population areas.
Job Summary
- Responsible for the daily coordination and delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic services in the area of speech, language, cognition, feeding and swallowing for infant through adult patient populations as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
Education and/or Experience
- Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech Language Pathology from an American Speech-Language Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) accredited program required.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Licensed by the State of South Dakota as a Speech Language Pathologist required. May hold a SD provisional Speech Language Pathologist license for 1-2 years while undergoing their supervised clinical practicum under the supervision of a licensed Speech Language Pathologist.
- Pediatrics experience preferred.
Work Schedule
- Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
- No weekends
- One Holiday per year
Pay
The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
What Makes Avera Special?
Keywords: Speech Language Pathologist, Outpatient Pediatrics, Therapeutic Services, Diagnostic Services, Interdisciplinary Team, Health Care, Career Growth, Speech Therapy, Compassionate Care, Patient Services