Orlando Health

Position Summary

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is located on the downtown Orlando campus and includes 156 licensed beds for specialized care for children as well as the Bert Martin’s Champions for Children Emergency Department & Trauma Center, offering trauma care for children as the pediatric site of the Orlando Health ORMC Level One Trauma Center. State-of-the-art pediatric services are provided by a comprehensive staff that includes pediatric subspecialty physicians and a nursing team that is “Magnet” recognized for nursing excellence and high-quality patient care. The hospital also has earned national recognition for 12 consecutive years as a “Best Children’s Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and was included, together with Orlando Health ORMC, in the IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® list for 2021.

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children Hospital Feeding Difficulties Center is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist. The primary role for this unique position will be as a member of the multidisciplinary feeding difficulties team. The therapist will complete evaluation, and intensive treatment as part of our multi-disciplinary team which includes Gastroenterology, Dietitian, and Social Work.

Shift: Days / Fulltime

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Evaluates patients, gathering data from the patient, the physician, interdisciplinary team meetings, family and significant other persons and data sources.
• Develops treatment plans which integrate with the continuum of care and have specific goals and objectives and treats accordingly.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to treat and provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned caseload.
• Re-evaluates and modifies treatment plan and goals when appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
• Ensures complete documentation and accurate billing using an electronic medical record.
• Participates in multi-disciplinary rounds
• Collaborates as part of the multi-disciplinary NICU and pediatric teams for optimal patient outcomes.

Other Related Functions

• Maintains a positive and encouraging treatment environment.
• Demonstrates compassion, honesty, and open communication with all patients and coworkers.
• Participates in Performance Improvement, program development, student supervision, assigned committees, safety, and infection control, as required.
• Practices efficient use and selection of supplies and equipment.
• Communicates and collaborates with multiple specialty healthcare providers.
• Attends rehabilitation meetings, in-services, and any patient care meetings that are required for the assignment.

Qualifications

Education/Training

Master’s degree in speech/language pathology from an approved program. Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) may apply.

Licensure/Certification

• Certificate of Clinical Competence or active engagement in Clinical Fellowship Year requirements.
• Maintains current Speech Language Pathologist license in the State of Florida. Provisional license is acceptable.
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider Certification.

Experience

Two years of outpatient pediatric feeding experience preferred.