SLP - Speech Therapist, Pediatrics

Salary

$30.53 - $50.88 / Hour

Overview

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – PediatricPediatric Specialty Care at Lancaster | Lancaster, PAPart-Time | Monday–Friday | No Weekends or Holidays | Flexible Schedule | $30.53–$50.88/hour

Pediatric therapy with realistic caseloads and time to make real progress.

At Pediatric Specialty Care at Lancaster, speech therapy isn’t squeezed into productivity targets. It’s built into each child’s daily care. You’ll support medically complex residents from birth to age 21 with communication, feeding and swallowing needs, working alongside nursing, respiratory and therapy teams in a 34-bed residential setting.

Know Before You Apply

Our residents range from infants to young adults up to age 21, many with complex medical and developmental needs.

Many depend on medical technology, such as [trachs, ventilators and feeding tubes], so feeding, swallowing and AAC are a core part of your caseload.

Residents may stay short-term, long-term or for transitional care. Some live with us for years, while others are preparing to go home, and you’ll help train their families.

Why SLPs Choose PSC

• Monday–Friday with a flexible schedule, and no weekends or holidays
• Realistic caseloads with time for meaningful, functional progress
• A wide clinical range: dysphagia, feeding, AAC and communication across all ages
• True interdisciplinary teamwork with nursing, respiratory and therapy
• Continuity of care: you’ll see your residents grow and progress over time
• Leadership that values your clinical judgment
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision

• 401(k)
• PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• CEU / ASHA dues support]

Located at 120 Rider Avenue, Lancaster, PA, convenient to Millersville, Willow Street, Lititz, Manheim, Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, Columbia, and surrounding Lancaster County communities.

Responsibilities

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

What You’ll Do as a Speech-Language Pathologist

• Complete speech, language, feeding and swallowing evaluations at admission and ongoing screenings
• Develop and carry out individualized treatment plans with measurable, functional goals
• Recommend feeding plans, food consistencies and adaptive equipment in collaboration with dietitians and medical providers
• Recommend AAC systems and adaptive equipment, and train residents, families and staff to use them
• Work with families, nursing and interdisciplinary team members to support each child’s communication and safety
• Participate in discharge planning and prepare home or community programs for residents transitioning home
• Train staff and caregivers on communication, feeding and swallowing plans
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation, including evaluations, progress notes and discharge summaries
• Participate in quality improvement and help maintain therapy policies and standards
• Supervise students and volunteers as appropriate
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Qualifications

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

Required

• Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology
• Current, unencumbered Pennsylvania license as a Speech-Language Pathologist
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) [or Clinical Fellows eligible, if supported]

CPR and First Aid Certification

This position requires regular interaction with residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors. In order to ensure a safe work environment for residents, coworkers, visitors, and/or supervisors of the Company, and to permit unfettered communication between the employee and those residents, coworkers, visitors, and supervision, this position requires that the employee be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Preferred

• Pediatric experience
• Experience with dysphagia, tracheostomy/ventilator patients, or AAC
• Medically complex or long-term care experience

EOE Statement

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.