Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Speech-Language Pathologist, Inpatient
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 14, 2024
Part-time
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.

At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.

CHOP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.

We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.


A Brief Overview

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a PRN (per diem) pediatric speech-language pathologist to provide inpatient dysphagia, speech, and language services to a varied population of infants and children with neurological, developmental, and medically based communication and feeding/swallowing disorders. Job responsibilities include consulting with medical and therapy personnel, and providing education and instruction to patients, families, health care professionals, students, and the community. Dysphagia experience preferred.


Provides evaluation and treatment of speech, language and oral motor function to an assigned group of patients. Provides consultation to medical, allied health, and education personnel. Provides education and instruction to patients, families/significant caregivers, health care professionals, students, and the community.

What you will do

  • Patient Care:
  • Independently evaluates patients with known or suspected communication disorders (including speech, language, and oral motor dysfunction) using both non-standardized and standardized evaluation tools. Records evaluation findings according to Departmental and Hospital procedures. Refers patients to medical and educational services, when appropriate.
  • Develops an individual therapy plan for each assigned patient which includes goals of treatment. Updates goals and records patient progress according to Departmental and Hospital procedures.
  • Presents and defends evaluation findings, progress and recommendations to patients, families/significant caregivers, and health care professionals. Instructs family members and caregivers in home therapy programs. Consults with and teaches other health care and educational staff to promote communication skills.

Education Qualifications

  • Master's Degree Speech-Language Pathology Required

Experience Qualifications

  • Completion of Clinical Fellowship in pediatric medical-based setting Preferred

Skills and Abilities

  • High level of analytical skill in order to work independently to identify and plan for the resolution of problems encountered in clinical and research duties.
  • High level of skill in various assessment procedures pertaining to speech and language skills in the pediatric population.
  • Fundamental research skills including a general understanding of research methodology, design, and statistics.

Licenses and Certifications

  • Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) - upon hire - Required and
  • Speech & Language Pathology License (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - within 3 months - Required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - Issued through an organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - within 3 months - Preferred


To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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