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Avera Queen of Peace

Speech Pathologist - Outpatient PEDS

Avera Queen of Peace, Alexandria, SD, United States


Join the team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care:  Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture:  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera:  Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, sign-on bonuses, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

 

Exciting opportunity to join the Avera as a Speech Language Pathologist!

May be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus!

 

Position Highlights:

  • May be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus!
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
  • Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
  • Options for Free Health Insurance!
  • Be a part of a rewarding team that includes 7 therapists that provide outstanding care to a variety of patients.
  • Career Growth: Great opportunity to advance training and expertise in a specialized area to grow professionally.  
  • Primarily, outpatient pediatric speech therapy case load with an opportunity for exposure to adult population areas.

Job Summary

  • Responsible for the daily coordination and delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic services in the area of speech, language, cognition, feeding and swallowing for infant through adult patient populations as a member of an interdisciplinary team.

Education and/or Experience

  • Master's or Doctoral degree in Speech Language Pathology from an American Speech-Language Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) accredited program required.  

Licensure/Certification/Registration

  • Licensed by the State of South Dakota as a Speech Language Pathologist required.  May hold a SD provisional Speech Language Pathologist license for 1-2 years while undergoing their supervised clinical practicum under the supervision of a licensed Speech Language Pathologist.
  • Pediatrics experience preferred.

Work Schedule

  • Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
  • No weekends
  • One Holiday per year

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

  • $30.25 - $45.75 per hour

 

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