Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center Long Beach, California
Announcing Opening for Speech Pathology Graduate Intern
The Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center is currently seeking candidates for a Graduate Intern position. The masters-level internship is a 350-hour rotation that includes a stipend of $4511.00. Health insurance is not available for stipend students. The clinical rotation may begin Fall 2017 or Spring 2018.
Located in Long Beach, California, the medical center provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and extended care programs. The Tibor Rubin VA is a 237 bed facility providing primary, secondary, and tertiary health care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, and rehabilitation medicine. It supports a 99 bed Community Living Center and an 85 bed Spinal Cord Injury Center. In addition, the Tibor Rubin VA is a Level III Polytrauma Center.
The intern can expect to gain experience in evaluation and therapeutic intervention of adults with swallowing, speech, language, cognitive, and voice disorders. Interns will also receive training and experience in the following: fluoroscopic and endoscopic swallowing evaluations, augmentative communication, laryngeal stroboscopy, and post-laryngectomy voice restoration. Patients are seen along the continuum of care from intensive care, acute rehabilitation, outpatient care, and long-term care.
Applications must be received via email by midnight on May 31, 2017. The application packet should include a statement of intent, resume, and graduate school transcripts. In your resume include contact information for three references who are familiar with your academic and/or clinical skills. Transcripts may be unofficial. These items should be submitted as a single PDF document. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Unsolicited references will not be reviewed.
Interested candidates may contact: Amanda Stephens, M.S., CCC-SLP amanda.stephens2@va.gov