Job Description

Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our Pediatrics Rehab team. This is role will be Full-Time, Day Shift, Four 10 hour days (7:45am-6:15pm) or Five 8 hour days (7:45am-4:15pm) including a weekend day as part of the weekly schedule

Inova L.J. Murphy Children's Hospital is an award-winning, full-service children's hospital that offers the highest level of dedicated pediatric care in Northern Virginia. Our pediatric rehab team provides therapy services to the 226-bed pediatric hospital which includes a level IV NICU, PICU, Cardiac Unit, Intermediate Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Unit, and Hematology/Oncology/Orthopedic and Trauma Unit.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance offering paid time off, paid parental leave

Speech Pathologist (SLP) Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates advanced clinical expertise in patient evaluation treatment and documentation.
• Collaborates with the patient and/or family whenever possible to set treatment priorities and select activities that maximize participation in the treatment process as evidenced by feedback and observation.
• Demonstrates creativity, diversity and resourcefulness to gain patient involvement, to accommodate special circumstances or needs of the patient or adapt the treatment environment to optimize patient responses evidenced by team feedback and observation.
• Provides clinical mentoring and operational guidance, education, and/or supervision to new or less experienced staff, students and support personnel. Acts as an approachable, tactful mentor in all situations. Takes a proactive role with new or inexperienced staff in developing their clinical and administrative skills as evidenced by staff feedback and outcomes of mentoring efforts.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Masters Degree in Speech Pathology or Communication Sciences Disorders accredited by ASHA
• Licensure VA License required, Provisional VA license accepted if candidate is being considered for Clinical fellowship (Must be eligible for full active VA licensure upon completion of CFY.)
• Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association upon start

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of NICU infant feeding experience

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.