Speech Therapist

We are seeking a highly skilled Speech Therapist to join our team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. As a Speech Therapist, you will work with children with special healthcare needs, providing evidence-based best practice evaluation and therapy techniques to help them achieve their full potential.

The Speech Therapist will work as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive speech and language services to children from birth to 5 years old. This includes assessing and treating children with communication and/or oral-motor/feeding disorders, as well as providing supervision to speech assistants and/or Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) professionals.

• Provide language and oral motor assessments and treatment based on evidence-based techniques in a naturalistic, developmentally appropriate manner.
• Evaluate children to determine the presence of articulation, language, voice, fluency, prosody, pragmatics, oral-motor and/or feeding disorders using appropriate diagnostic instruments.
• Translate the obtained information into a professional, typed document along with treatment recommendations, developing appropriate goals and objectives as related to patient's needs.
• Monitor progress and make modifications to treatment plan as needed.
• Document services provided in a professional, timely manner.
• Collaborate and communicate with families, other therapists, nurses, social workers, director, developmental staff, and contractors to provide the best quality of care and optimal outcomes for each child.

• Master's Degree in Communication Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology.
• Hold an Arkansas license as a Speech-Language Pathologist or be eligible to obtain licenses within 1 month from date of hire.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are passionate about working with children and making a difference in their lives, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.