Speech Pathologist - Home Care - OSF HealthCare

OSF HealthCare is excited to share that we've made the Forbes list of Best Employers by State for 2024! This is our sixth year in a row earning this recognition. We’re ranked among the top 100 companies in Illinois and landed in the top ten for healthcare and social organizations.

OSF offers an environment for clinicians that is supportive in professional development and offers paid continuing education units, tuition reimbursement for further education, and 401k with $1 per $1 match on first 5% of salary! In addition, OSF Healthcare qualifies for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program

OSF will invest in you on day 1! Candidates with 5+ years of direct experience will receive 24 hours of Vacation and Holiday time that will be available for use beginning day 1. This is in addition to our generous time-off benefits.

Expected pay for this position is $37.99 - $44.70/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Speech Language Pathologist assists patients in the restoration or development of swallowing, speech, language, cognition and communication functions through evaluation and treatment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology

Licenses/Certifications:  

• ​Respective state temporary license with the supervision of a Licensed Speech Pathologist for 18 months
• Respective state temporary license while completing Clinical Fellowship Year or respective state license and Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) 

Other skills/knowledge:

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the population served.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills to communicate effectively with patients and families.  
• Communicates effectively with other treatment team members when gathering and exchanging patient condition information.
• Analytical ability to administer and evaluate standardized speech/language tests, conduct swallowing evaluations, evaluate patients' capabilities, develop treatment plans and monitor patients' progress.
• Excellent computer skills and the ability to process detailed information in an accurate manner.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 year experience in hospital or Home Care Setting

OSF Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.