Speech-Language Pathologist, PRN

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Job Description Summary

We are looking to a PRN team member. If you are looking to eventually transition into a full-time role, this is a great stepping stone! Grow with us as we expand our care network!

Make a difference every day at VHC Health! Join our nationally recognized team as a Speech-Language Pathologist, where you’ll perform advanced diagnostics, collaborate with top professionals, and deliver life-changing care. If you’re passionate about helping others and growing your career, we want you on our team! As a Speech-Language Pathologist at VHC Health, you will play a vital role in evaluating and treating patients across the lifespan with communication and swallowing disorders. This full-time position offers the unique opportunity to split your time equally between acute care/inpatient settings and outpatient speech therapy services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting evaluations and treatment for speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.
• Performing diagnostic procedures such as FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) and MBS (Modified Barium Swallow Studies).
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive patient care.

Shift Details:

• PRN weekday and weekend coverage
• SLP Hours: 8am-4:30pm
• Minimum of 1 weekend shift (Saturday or Sunday) per month
• Holiday coverage

Located in Arlington, Virginia, VHC Health is a 548-bed, independent, not-for-profit health system and nationally recognized teaching hospital. We have proudly served the Washington, DC metropolitan community for more than 75 years. Consistently ranked among the top hospitals in Virginia and the region, VHC Health has earned recognition as a 2025 Forbes Best-In-State Employer and a 2025 Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. We also hold the prestigious Magnet® designation for nursing excellence. As a Level II Trauma Center, we are committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care when it matters most.

Job Description

Purpose & Scope:

“The speech-language pathologist (SLP) is defined as the professional who engages in professional practice in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span. Communication and swallowing are broad terms encompassing many facets of function. Communication includes speech production and fluency, language, cognition, voice, resonance, and hearing. Swallowing includes all aspects of swallowing, including related feeding behaviors.”There is a “delineation of practice areas in the context of eight domains of speech-language pathology service delivery: collaboration; counseling; prevention and wellness; screening; assessment; treatment; modalities, technology, and instrumentation; and population and systems. In addition, five domains of professional practice are delineated: advocacy and outreach, supervision, education, research and administration/leadership.”Reference: American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationScope of Practice in Speech Language Pathology

Education:

Master's degree in speech language pathology is required.

Experience:

One year of experience in speech language pathology in an acute care setting is preferred.

Certification/Licensure:

Licensed as a Speech Language Pathologist by the Virginia Department of Health Professions is required.

BLS certificate is required.

Additional Job Description

Pay: Commensurate with experience. Team members are eligible to receive benefits on the first day of the month following the date of hire, with 30 days to apply for benefits of choice. 

View benefits here: 

https://www.vhchealth.org/careers/employee-benefits/