The Speech Language Pathologist - Clinical Fellow will apply and integrate knowledge from graduate education and clinical experience by providing diagnostic evaluations and intervention programs for children with speech, language, learning, feeding/swallowing or hearing disorders in all settings in which services are offered including but not limited to inpatient, outpatient, outreach and telehealth programs. The SLP-CF will practice with supervision in accordance with American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) requirements for the SLP-CF to apply for ASHA's Clinical Certificate of Competency.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Location/Dept: Aurora; Speech Path IP
- Job Details: Full-Time; 40 hours/week - eligible for benefits
- Shift: Primarily Monday - Friday. Requires occasional weekend coverage (Saturday & Sunday)
***This is a one-year fellowship with a planned start date in May/June 2026.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
1. Clinician completes diagnostic evaluations consistent with contemporary, evidence-based practice in speech-language pathology and department quality assurance standards. Clinician incorporates principles of cultural-competence and family-centered care into clinical services.
2. Clinician provides developmentally appropriate intervention services consistent with contemporary, evidence-based practice in speech-language pathology and department quality assurance standards. Clinician incorporates principles of cultural-competence and family-centered care into clinical services.
3. Clinician collaborates with the family, physicians, schools and other educational institutions, and other providers to ensure the continuum of care for the child and optimal clinical services. All interactions are non-judgmental and based on mutual respect.
4. Clinician completes case management activities consistent with department quality assurance and quality improvement standards.
Supervision Requirements
The SLP Clinical Fellow will work under the supervision of an ASHA certified SLP who holds the Clinical Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). The Clinical Fellowship Year is divided into three segments with the SLP-CCC mentor providing a minimum of 6 hours of direct supervision and 6 hours of indirect supervision completed during each segment. The SLP-CF must complete a minimum of 1,260 hours of clinical experience to apply for ASHA CCC.
A minimum of 80% of the CF experience must be spent in direct clinical contact related:
Examples of direct clinical contact include the following:
* Screening, Response to Intervention (RtI), and/or observations of the client/patient
* Assessment/diagnostic evaluations
* Treatment
* Writing of reports, notes; billing
* Family/client consultation
* Family/client counseling
* Up to 20% of the CF experience may be spent doing other activities such as attending in-services or providing trainings and presentations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology or related field.
Experience: None required. Preferred experience includes candidates with a strong interest in medical pediatric speech-language pathology, including traumatic/acquired brain injury, dysphagia, AAC, feeding, and trach/vent.
*Clinical experience in an inpatient hospital setting.
Equivalency: None
Certification(s): BLS for Healthcare Providers/CPR
Licensure(s): State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Provisional Speech - Language Pathologist Licensure
Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience. Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $58,900.08 to $88,350.12
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.
Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Children's Hospital Colorado
$58,900.08 to $88,350.12
vision insurance, parental leave, paid time off, 403(b)
Mar 03, 2026