SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP YEAR (CFY) OPPORTUNITY
West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Position begins: Summer/Fall 2024
Deadline for Applications: Friday, February 2, 2024
The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is offering a comprehensive Clinical Fellowship experience serving patients throughout the continuum of care, including inpatients, outpatients, and residents in the Community Living Center (CLC) and Hospice units. In addition, we provide telemedicine and weekly Loud Crowd group treatment to veterans in the community.
The Clinical Fellow will engage in a professionally challenging year gaining experience in evaluation and evidence based treatment of adults with dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive-communication impairments, motor-speech disorders, and voice disorders. The candidate will develop skills in performing swallowing evaluations (including fluoroscopic and endoscopic swallow evaluations), endoscopic voice evaluations, assistive technology (AAC), and post-laryngectomy voice restoration. Our hospital also serves as a Polytrauma Clinic Support Team (Level III). In addition, the Speech-Language Pathologists coordinate the Comprehensive ALS Interdisciplinary Team at our facility. The Clinical Fellow will participate in a robust program targeting management of speech, swallowing, and cognition in patients with Parkinson’s Disease.
We are seeking applicants with a strong interest in adult medical speech-language pathology and internship experience in the acute care medical setting.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- The CF position is twelve months to begin Summer/Fall 2024.
- 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday) with a compensation package that includes a stipend of $43,908 plus medical and leave benefits.
- This is a temporary appointment without potential to become a permanent position.
- Only US citizens are eligible to apply.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING:
Please submit the following in a single scanned PDF File via e-mail to:
- Resume.
- Letter of interest.
- 2 Letters of recommendation signed by clinical supervisors & their contact information.
- Graduate program transcript (may be unofficial).
- CFY Candidacy Experience Document.
Application e-mail must be received by COB 2/2/2024.
- Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Virtual interviews will be scheduled mid-February 2024.