Speech Language Pathologist- Burnsville

Gillette Childrens is seeking a full-time outpatient speech language pathologist to join our rehabilitation team. The primary site for the position is our 305 East Nicollet Boulevard Burnsville MN 55337 location and the candidate may be required to travel occasionally to other Gillette sites. The speech language pathologist position requires practicing in various settings including outpatient telehealth and occasional weekend rotation on the inpatient unit. Join a dedicated team of rehabilitation professionals at Gillette Childrens.

Purpose of Position:

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 $34.77 to $52.13 with a median wage of $43.45/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 patients 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 evaluations 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 Childrens 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.

Preferred:

• ASHA Certification strongly preferred for Speech Therapists
• Pediatric experience strongly preferred
• Feeding clinic experience
• Experience with AAC devices including programming.

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
• Competency in (occupational therapy physical therapy or speech language pathology) evaluation treatment and related family/community education and planning for transition to community services

At Gillette Childrens we foster a culture where every team member feels a sense of belonging and purpose. We are dedicated to building an environment where all feel welcomed respected and supported. Our values are embedded at the heart of our culture. We act first from love embrace the bigger picture and work side-by-side with our patientsfamilies and colleagues to help every child create their own story. Together we work to ensure patients of all backgrounds and abilities reach their full potential.

Gillette Childrens is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of an individuals race color creed sex religion national origin age disability marital status familial status genetic information status with regard to public assistance sexual orientation or gender identity military status or any other class protected by federal state or local laws.

Gillette Childrens is a global beacon of care for patients with brain bone and movement conditions that start in childhood. Our research treatment and supportive technologies enable every child to lead a full life defined by their dreams not their diagnoses.

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