Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist – Autism & Neurodevelopment
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Job Opportunity: Therapy/Rehabilitation - Travel/Contract

Location: Seattle, Washington
Facility Type: Outpatient Therapy Clinic

Job Details

• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Patient Population: Pediatric patients, specifically children with autism and neurodevelopmental challenges
• Visits per Day: 8
• Rooms: 8
• Documentation System: EPIC (required)

Patient Diagnoses

• Neurodevelopmental challenges
• Developmental delay
• Expressive and receptive language delay
• Stuttering
• Articulation disorders
• Autism
• ADHD
• Behavioral challenges
• Complications from prematurity

Required Skills and Experience

Work Settings

• Pediatric Outpatient (required)
• Preferred: Children's Hospital, Home Health Care, Pediatric Rehab Facility

Adult Skills

• Fluency; Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (required)
• Dysphagia (preferred)

Pediatric Skills

• Autism, Birth Defects, Developmental Delays, Fluency, Language Disorders; Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (required)
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Hearing Impairments, Sign Language, Voice (preferred)

Adaptive Equipment

• Alternative Communication Devices, Communication Board (required)
• Augmentative Communication (preferred)

Dysphagia Management (preferred)

• Bedside Swallow Evaluation
• Compensatory Strategies
• Modified Barium Swallow Studies (conducting and interpreting)
• International Dysphagia Diet
• Oral Motor Therapy
• Thickening Agents

Patient Safety

• Recognizing signs & symptoms of physical, sexual, psychological abuse (required)

Other Professional Skills

• Patient/Family Education (required)

Evaluation Tools (required)

• CELF (Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals)
• Non-Evaluative Screening Tools
• PLS-4 (Preschool Language Scale)
• Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale

Billing/Documentation (required)

• Assessment, Concurrent Therapy Documentation and Treatment
• Discharge, Evaluation, Medicaid
• Plan of Care, Reassessments
• SLP Evaluation Coding
• Point of Service Documentation (preferred)

Certifications and Licenses Required

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• CCC-SLP (Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology)
• State License

Candidate Requirements

• Must have prior experience working with children with autism and families
• Must be comfortable in pediatric outpatient settings
• EPIC documentation experience required
• Unit does not accept first-time travelers
• Permanent candidates from other Providence facilities (non-Swedish) are eligible if separated for at least 3 months

Compliance and Documentation Requirements (Summary)

• Background check within 45 days of start, covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
• Education verification required
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Immunizations and health documents including:

  • TB test or chest X-ray
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years)
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or titer
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or declination
  • Varicella vaccination or titer
  • Flu vaccine or declination (seasonal)
  • COVID-19 vaccine or declination (if onsite)
• Drug screening (10 panel) within 90 days of start
• Fit mask test (annual, travel only)
• References: Minimum 2 supervisor references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty/setting within last 3 years
• Employment application covering at least last 5 years
• Skills checklist updated annually (if applicable)
• Completion of required WorkRamp training modules prior to start (specific to Providence system and specialty)

Additional Notes

• Float policy acknowledgment required; may be asked to float to other Providence facilities within reasonable distance
• Candidates must complete Epic training modules after Providence access is granted
• Some certifications and competencies may be required based on clinical track and specialty (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, CPI)
• Candidates must comply with state-specific background and registry checks as applicable

This position is ideal for experienced pediatric speech-language pathologists comfortable with autism spectrum disorders and neurodevelopmental challenges, who have prior travel or contract experience and are proficient with EPIC documentation.