Careers at La Rabida Children's Hospital

La Rabida Children’s Hospital 

Speech-Language Pathologist (Registry)

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is hiring an outpatient registry/PRN Speech-Language Pathologist for our Developmental and Rehabilitative Services unit in Chicago, IL. This is not a full-time position. Weekdays. 

Who we are:  

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is the only hospital of its kind in Chicago. As an acute care specialty hospital, we focus on treating those with complex medical conditions, chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, abuse and trauma. La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children battling the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head on.
 

La Rabida offers rewarding job opportunities across a wide array of clinical, administrative and support service functions. If you’re ready to work for an organization where caring is a way of life, you’ve come to the right place. Oh, and the lakefront views are spectacular too! 

Job Summary:  

Provide speech, language and oral motor/feeding evaluations and therapeutic intervention in outpatients setting with possibility of doing inpatient care

• Develops and implements treatment plan based on clinical assessment; utilizes treatment methods appropriate to developmental level, with consideration of sensory and medical status. 

• Selects formal and informal measures to assess mode of communication, parent understanding of child's communication and development, sensory information regarding vision and hearing, play and behavior, receptive and expressive language, oral-motor/feeding skills, attention, fluency, voice, articulation, pragmatics, respiratory function, state regulation, level of alertness, memory. 

• Provides speech, language, feeding/swallowing, and hearing screening as necessary. 

• Become competent with hospital’s practice management system, including electronic medical recordkeeping modules, as needed. 

• Complete clinical reports in a timely fashion (initial evaluations, re-evaluations, discharge summary) 

• Completes documentation of contact notes and clinical reports in a timely fashion. 

• Create treatment plan for patients on caseload; Track progress on schedule as needed. 
  
   

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in Speech and Hearing Science or equivalent required
• At least 2 years of professional experience required. Pediatric experience and hospital experience preferred
• Current Illinois licensure (or license pending) required
• ASHA CCCs required
• Early intervention credential preferred
• Knowledge of AAC preferred
• Knowledge of oral-motor and feeding therapy techniques preferred
• Bilingual preferred
• CPR required: Only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted.

Compensation Information:
​​​​​​Pay: $48 / hour 

Who we are:  

La Rabida is a place unlike any other. We understand the needs of families with children dealing with the most serious or complicated of conditions. With teams of the best healthcare providers in Chicago, we give continuous, comprehensive care, education and support, helping families face their unique obstacles head on. 

La Rabida Children’s Hospital is very proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  

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