Speech-Language Pathologist

Quick Facts

Monday–Friday, 8:00AM–4:30PM. No telework. Not a virtual position. Relocation/recruitment incentives: not authorized. Permanent change of station (PCS): not authorized.

Description

Plans, conducts, and coordinates diagnostic assessments and evaluations and therapeutic and rehabilitative services for speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders.

Provides contemporary medical speech-language pathology services including independent diagnostic assessment, evidence-based evaluation, treatment planning, and outcome monitoring. Uses instrumentation such as videofluoroscopy, nasoendoscopy, stroboscopy, surface electromyography, and computer technology as needed.

Responsibilities

• Plan, conduct, and coordinate clinical and administrative aspects of contemporary speech-language pathology services.
• Perform independent diagnostic assessments without limitations as to difficulty or complexity.
• Ensure adequacy of assessments and report findings to support diagnostic and clinical judgments with the interdisciplinary team.
• Use instrumental evaluation (e.g., videofluoroscopy, nasoendoscopy, stroboscopy, surface electromyography) to observe, collect data, and measure swallowing and communication parameters.
• Provide rehabilitation for voice disorders, including alaryngeal and tracheostomized or ventilator-dependent patients.
• Develop and implement cognitive-communication treatment plans using adaptive compensatory strategies.
• Plan, conduct, coordinate, and monitor patient-centered rehabilitation outcomes to maximize physical and social functioning.
• Document evaluation results, treatment goals and plans, discharge recommendations, and patient/family education in the medical record.
• Provide counseling and guidance to Veterans regarding impairment.
• Attend staff and interdisciplinary team meetings; review policies and attend in-service trainings.
• Serve as a consultant and subject matter expert for complex speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive-communication, and swallowing cases.
• Maintain professional competency through reading, continuing education, and professional communication.
• Supervise and mentor graduate students and other trainees, including testing/evaluation methods, diagnosis, treatment planning, report preparation.
• Adhere to facility rules, policies, and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association professional standards and ethics.
• Perform occasional ancillary program management duties if complexity is not substantial.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Selective Service Registration required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements.
• Pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participate in the seasonal influenza vaccination program.
• Education: Master’s (or equivalent) with 1 year of creditable experience OR doctoral degree in the relevant field.
• Full, current, unrestricted SLP licensure in a U.S. state/territory/commonwealth/DC.
• English language proficiency per 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f).
• GS-12 KSAs: evidence-based diagnosis/treatment skills for adult patients, ability to administer and interpret instrumental swallowing evaluations, and ability to adapt clinical procedures to unique patient needs.

Benefits

Federal employee benefits include a comprehensive package; eligibility depends on position type (full-time/part-time/intermittent).