Speech Language Pathologist
Sentara Health
Summary
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve speech, swallowing, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Provides age appropriate education for clients and caregivers. Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided.
Job description
Overview
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve speech, swallowing, language, voice, and fluency disorders. Provides age appropriate education for clients and caregivers. Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Speech (Required)
- Master's Degree (Preferred)
Certification/Licensure
- Speech Language Pathologist License (Required)
- Valid license required in state of practice
Experience
- Performs modalities/therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures.
- Provides effective instruction to the patient and family through standardized educational programs and/or individualized training.
- Initiates, develops, and maintains collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and family members to improve patient outcomes.
- Productive and efficient in daily operations. Selects and performs the appropriate assessment procedures.
- Establishes and updates formal plan of care to address individual patient needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Speech (Required)
- Speech Language Pathologist License (Required)
- Valid license required in state of practice
- Master's Degree (Preferred)
- Performs modalities/therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures
- Provides effective instruction to the patient and family through standardized educational programs and/or individualized training
- Initiates, develops, and maintains collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and family members to improve patient outcomes
- Productive and efficient in daily operations. Selects and performs the appropriate assessment procedures
- Establishes and updates formal plan of care to address individual patient needs
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Adoption, Fertility & Surrogacy Reimbursement
- Paid Time Off
- Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Family Caregiver Leave
- Emergency Backup Care
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness Plans
- Life Insurance
- 401(k) Matching
- 403(b) Matching
- Tuition Assistance
- Student Debt Pay Down
- Pet Insurance
- Legal Resources Plan
- Annual Discretionary Bonus
Company overview
Sentara Health is a leading not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system serving Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, and Florida. Founded in 1888 and headquartered in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sentara operates 12 acute care hospitals across its service area, with 10 hospitals holding prestigious Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence. The organization employs approximately 34,000 healthcare professionals and serves over 1 million health plan members through its Sentara Health Plans division. As one of the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the United States, Sentara is nationally recognized for clinical quality, safety, and innovation. The system has received numerous accolades including Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), Forbes' "America's Best-In-State Employer" (2024), and inclusion in IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems." Sentara's comprehensive services span hospital care, outpatient facilities, home health, hospice services, and specialized programs like the Nightingale air ambulance service, which has completed over 20,000 missions since 1982.