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Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a Speech Therapist JW PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Johnston-Willis Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Speech Therapist (SLP), you'll help patients improve their communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities through skilled, evidence-based care. Your role is key in helping patients make progress and independence while working closely with a supportive, collaborative rehabilitation team. You'll have the opportunity to practice in a well-resourced, consistent environment that values your clinical judgement and protects your time through clear caseloads, streamlined workflows, and network-backed clinical collaboration. 

Your role will include:

• Evaluating communication, cognitive, and swallowing abilities using structured assessments, standardized tools, and clinical observation 
• Developing and adjusting individualized treatment plans that support communication clarity, safe swallowing, and functional progress 
• Documenting evaluations, daily notes, progress updates, and discharge summaries with accuracy and timeliness 
• Educating patients and families on therapy goals, safety recommendations, home strategies, and expected progress 
• Collaborating with physicians, nursing teams, rehabilitation staff, and care managers to support coordinated care and smooth transitions 
• Evaluation of patients for Speech Pathology according to department standards and based on referral.
• Provides appropriate treatment of patients based on treatment plan.
• Completes medical records based on department policy.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility.
• Follows department policy.
• Demonstrates effective communication.
• Demonstrates active involvement in continued learning.
• Participates in the student program.
• Demonstrates accountability for productivity.
• Participates in department operations and program development.

What qualifications you will need:

EXPERIENCE 

Required - No experienced required for entry level position. 

Preferred - At least one (1) year in adult physical dysfunction and pediatrics. 

EDUCATION 

Required - Graduate of Masters level accredited speech pathology curriculum. 

Preferred Licensure: 

Required: Current Commonwealth of Virginia Licensure to Practice Speech Pathology issued by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, Completion of the National Registration examination. 

Required: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care Provider

Benefits

Johnston-Willis Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position. 

Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patient's access to highly trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care, and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center, and we are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors. With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Speech Therapist JW PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status