VHC Health

Speech Language Pathologist, NICU (Part-Time)

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.

 

Our Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) offers a dynamic, collaborative environment dedicated to providing exceptional care for our most vulnerable patients. This 28 private-room unit, with the capacity to care for up to 44 patients and an average daily census of 17, supports neonates ranging from 22 weeks gestation through full term with a wide variety of complex conditions. Team members typically care for 1–3 patients at a time, allowing for focused, high-quality, acuity-based care.

The NICU is a fast-paced, high-acuity setting where each day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful impact. Care includes advanced respiratory support—from low-flow nasal cannula to high-frequency oscillation—along with management of peripheral IVs, umbilical lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, and comprehensive patient assessments. A strong emphasis is placed on developmental and family-centered care, supported by close collaboration across a multidisciplinary team that includes providers, therapists, and lactation specialists.

 

Professional growth and continuous learning are central to the unit’s culture. Orientation is individualized based on experience (ranging from 4–12 weeks), with structured education programs and opportunities to engage with various specialties across the Women’s & Infants service line. Team members are encouraged to participate in unit-based councils and quality improvement initiatives, helping to shape practice, strengthen interdisciplinary care, and drive innovation.

 

The culture within the NICU is built on teamwork, recognition, and shared purpose. With strong interdisciplinary collaboration, team-driven protocols, and a supportive environment, individuals are empowered to contribute, grow, and advance in their careers through opportunities such as leadership roles, precepting, and committee involvement. A flexible self-scheduling model on a 6-week rotation (days/nights), including weekend and holiday requirements, helps support work-life balance.

 

If you’re looking to be part of a highly collaborative team where your work has a direct and lasting impact, this NICU provides an exceptional environment to grow and thrive.

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 Association
Scope 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.

At VHC Health, every role contributes to exceptional care, better outcomes, and stronger communities.

In addition to your base compensation, VHC Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage (subject to eligibility requirements), as well as additional wellness and retirement benefits designed to support our employees and their families.

VHC Health is committed to wage transparency and equitable pay practices. The compensation offered for this position—whether expressed as an annual salary or hourly rate—is determined based on a variety of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, relevant training and experience, skill level, shift differentials (where applicable), internal equity, and current market conditions.

The posted hiring range reflects the range VHC Health, in good faith, believes is appropriate for this role at the time of posting. This range may be adjusted in the future based on business needs or market changes. No portion of compensation is considered earned until it is vested and determined in accordance with the terms of applicable policies and benefit plans. The availability and amount of any bonuses, incentives, or other benefits are subject to the terms of those plans and may be modified at the sole discretion of VHC Health, in accordance with applicable law.

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