Speech Language Pathologist, Early Intervention Pediatrics - Per Diem
Listed compensation
$61.35/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about weekend coverage, benefits and time off.
Job Description
At Virtua Health, we exist for one reason – to better serve you. That means being here for you in all the moments that matter, striving each day to connect you to the care you need.
Whether that's wellness and prevention, experienced specialists, life-changing care, or something in-between – we are your partner in health devoted to building a healthier community. If you live or work in South Jersey, exceptional care is all around. Our medical and surgical experts are among the best in the country.
We assembled more than 14,000 colleagues, including over 2,850 skilled and compassionate doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners equipped with the latest technologies, treatments, and techniques to provide exceptional care close to home.
A Magnet-recognized health system ranked by U.S. News and World Report, we've received multiple awards for quality, safety, and outstanding work environment.
In addition to five hospitals, seven emergency departments, seven urgent care centers, and more than 280 other locations, we're committed to the well-being of the community.
That means bringing life-changing resources and health services directly into our communities through our Eat Well food access program, telehealth, home health, rehabilitation, mobile screenings, paramedic programs, and convenient online scheduling.
We're also affiliated with Penn Medicine for cancer and neurosciences, and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for pediatrics.
Location: Barrington - 50 East Gloucester Pike Remote Type: On-Site Employment Type: Employee Employment Classification: Per Diem Time Type: Part time Work Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Total Weekly Hours: 0 Additional Locations: Job Information: Job Summary: Provides educationally based OT evaluations, treatments and consultations to pediatric clients within the educational environment.
Provide services in conjunction with the school district’s child study teams and teachers, ensuring that the services delivered are relevant and useful in meeting the student’s individual education plans (IEP). Position
Responsibilities
Demonstrates comprehensive evaluation skills and interventions. This includes evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and modification of plan of care as appropriate. Therapist will meet IEP mandates per student.
Maintains and completes all student documentation, records and reports ensuring they are educationally based, timely, thorough and professional. All documentation must be in accordance with regulatory and department guidelines.
Consults with student’s child study team, teacher, family, paraprofessionals, district and non-district therapists, CST staff, contract coordinator, supervisors and offsite director to provide optimum quality patient care and effective operations.
Attend and participate in required meetings including school team meetings, student IEP meetings, required CST meetings and any other required meeting. Will be flexible and adjust schedule to accommodate without negative impact to student treatment time/schedule.
Required Experience: Educationally based pediatric experience preferred Required Education: Minimum Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from a program accredited by the AOTA.
Training / Certification / Licensure: Current licensure in the State of NJ CPR certification School certification by the NJ Department of Education Hourly Rate: $61.35 Virtua offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.
Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies. For more benefits information click here. Be Well, Get Well and Stay Well That's our mission. We’re dedicated to offering the best quality care through our extensive range of services and facilities.
Our doctors, clinical practitioners, and administrative staff are a respectful, caring team of professionals committed to providing world-class quality healthcare. We continually work to be your premier choice of health and wellness in South New Jersey.
Key Responsibilities
Provide educationally based evaluations and treatments for pediatric clients within a school environment. Collaborate with child study teams and teachers to ensure services meet Individual Education Plan (IEP) mandates.
Requirements
Requires a minimum Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an AOTA accredited program and current NJ state licensure. Must hold CPR certification and school certification from the NJ Department of Education.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 40% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs
39 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution25 jobs
Annual compensation range
Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 27 employers
Share of similar jobs offering each benefit
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Pediatric Home Health
Pivot Home Health · Brighton, Colorado
Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus
Sutter Health · San Francisco, California
Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) On-Call
$65-$70/hrLicensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN
$68.00 per hour