Category: Employment

Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship Year Opportunity at the
John D Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan 

Desired Start Date (flexible): August 2024,  Deadline for Applications: March 1st , 2024 

                                          

The Speech-Language Pathology section at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center is proud to announce a CF position beginning August 2024. This is a full-time position with a compensation package including salary, health benefits (if desired, > 3mos employment), and sick & annual leave (accrues commensurate with time worked). It is a temporary appointment not extending beyond one year.  Citizens of the U.S. are eligible to apply.  

We are located geographically within the Detroit Medical Center, in the heart of midtown, just minutes from professional sporting events at Comerica Park, Ford Field, and Little Caesars Arena, with outdoor spaces such as Campus Martius and Belle Isle, thriving restaurants, theater, museum, and music venues, and the beautiful and newly developed downtown Detroit International Riverfront.  Also, we are just miles away from fresh apple cider, produce, and donuts at one of many local cider mills, and hours from hundreds of miles of beautiful Great Lakes shorelines in three directions. Our international neighbor, Canada, is just a tunnel or bridge crossing away to Windsor. Michigan celebrates all four beautiful seasons, and both the upper and lower peninsulas offer great locations to camp, bike, ski, swim, or hike. 

Our facility offers comprehensive care in acute/intensive, subacute/step-down, medicine, telemetry, surgical, hospice, rehab, and long-term community living care units. The applicant will evaluate and treat adult veteran patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings and across a continuum of care, and interface with Audiology, Medicine, Surgery, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck, Psychiatry, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Neurology, Oncology, Dentistry, Spinal Cord Injury, Geriatrics, Women’s Clinics, and Extended Care. Patients are seen in person and virtually via VA Video Connect, in both individual and small group settings.   

The CF applicant can expect skill advancement in all areas of medical speech pathology, with technical skill refinement in fluoroscopic (MBSS) and endoscopic (FEES) swallow evaluations, surface electromyography, augmentative communication, laryngeal videostroboscopy, and post-laryngectomy voice restoration.  Interviews will be conducted via videoconference. 

Documents must be sent as a single .PDF, and Emailed to michele.roymorrow@va.gov. Please include: 

• letter of interest with resume/CV 
• two letters of recommendation (may be brief) from faculty or clinical supervisors (can be included in .pdf packet or emailed to me separately) 
• graduate transcript (may be unofficial) 
• subject line of email should read APPLICANT’S LAST NAME 2024 2025 CFY 

*Email or call Michele Roy-Morrow with questions at michele.roymorrow@va.gov, (313) 576-1000 x65115  

One Clinical Fellowship Position Available for FY 2024/25
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
Speech-Language Pathology

The George E Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Salt Lake City, UT is pleased to announce the availability of one Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship, to begin mid-Summer of 2024. This one-year temporary position will be full-time (Mon-Fri; 40 hours/week) with an approximate salary of $41,206, which includes health and leave benefits. Only US citizens are eligible to apply.

Our facility is located on a 81 acre campus situated at the foot of the rugged Wasatch Mountain range overlooking the city below. The area offers a variety of outdoor recreational activities including hiking, biking, and world class skiing & cultural venues including concerts, theatre, and dining opportunities.

The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System is part of the VA Rocky Mountain Network. Our health care system consists of our main facility located in Salt Lake City and multiple community clinics across Utah, Idaho and Nevada, spanning 125,000 square miles. We provide health care in person and virtually to over 75,000 eligible Veterans across one of the largest geographical areas in VA. The VAMC is a 121 bed facility. We support an active academic affiliation with the University of Utah and many other academic institutions. We provide a wide range of
tertiary services, including a regional heart transplant program operated in conjunction with the University of Utah. We collaborate with multiple disciplines including: emergency care, neurology, oncology, otolaryngology, pulmonary, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology, nutrition, mental and behavioral health, geriatrics, caregiver support, homeless Veteran care, LGBTQ+ Veteran care, and more. The clinical fellow can gain experience and provide services in all areas of medical speech-language pathology, across inpatient, outpatient and specialty clinic settings. Specialized training may be offered with TBI/polytrauma, AAC, ALS, transgender voice, laryngectomy care/TEP, instrumental swallow and voice evaluations and more.

In order to apply, please submit a single PDF document (saved in the following format: Name-University-2024 CF packet) that includes the following:

1. Cover Letter
2. Resume/CV
3. Two letters of recommendation signed by clinical supervisors
4. Graduate transcripts (unofficial copy permitted)

Application packets must be emailed by COB Friday March 1st, 2024.
Interviews will be offered to chosen candidates mid-March, and interviews will be tentatively scheduled to occur March 26th-27th, 2024; and will be conducted via teleconference.
Please email applications to: tiffany.atkinson@va.gov

Fraser Valley Child Development Centre
Abbotsford, BC

Fraser Valley Child Development Center is looking for Speech Language Pathologists for our Centre in Abbotsford, BC! Please check out the links below to learn more about our center and job opportunities!

 

• Speech-Language Pathologist – Private School
• Speech-Language Pathologist – Full Time
• Speech-Language Pathologist – Part Time
• Speech-Language Pathologist – Casual

The St. Louis VA Healthcare System is currently accepting applications for a Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship for 2024-2025

 

The St. Louis VA Healthcare System is pleased to announce one Clinical Fellowship position for 2024-25 which includes both our John Cochran Division and our Jefferson Barracks Division.   The Clinical Fellow can expect to gain experience and training in the evaluation and treatment of motor speech, language, voice, swallowing, and cognitive-communication disorders.  The setting will include acute inpatient care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and teletherapy.   The Clinical Fellow may work in a variety of specialty clinics including Otolaryngology, Movement Disorders Clinic, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Clinic, and Spinal Cord Injury.  Additionally, the Clinical Fellow can expect training in videofluoroscopic swallowing evaluations, fiberoptic endoscopic evaluations of swallowing, video stroboscopy, post-laryngectomy voice restoration, and augmentative and alternative communication evaluation and therapy.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• The position is a temporary full-time position for 12 months
• Tentative start date in summer of 2024 after July 31.
•  Compensation package includes salary, health benefits, and sick and annual leave.
• Available for applicants with U.S. citizenship and English language proficiency.

To apply for consideration, e-mail the following to David Crawford at david.crawford4@va.gov:

• Letter of interest
• Resume
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty or clinical supervisors
• Graduate transcripts (may be unofficial)
• E-mail subject line should read “CFY 2024”.  Please send documents as a single pdf when possible.

 

Application packets must be received by February 16, 2024.  Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after February 16, 2024.  Interviews will be limited to top 3-5 applicants.

 

For additional information, contact David Crawford at david.crawford4@va.gov

2024-2025 SPEECH PATHOLOGY CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
GREATER LOS ANGELES VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

The Speech Pathology Service at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) is now accepting applications for a one-year Clinical Fellowship. VAGLAHS is one of the largest health care facilities within the Department of Veterans Affairs, serving over 84,000 Veterans who reside throughout Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. Facilities include our West Los Angeles Medical Center and Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center with over 700 operational beds. We also have nine community-based outpatient clinics and are
affiliated with both UCLA and USC Schools of Medicine.

The Speech Pathology Service consists of ten SLPs and serves acute and critical care inpatients, acute rehab, hospice care, Community Living Center, outpatients, and telehealth. The department has close working relationships with many services including Head & Neck Tumor Board; Parkinson’s Disease, Research, Education, and Clinical Center (PADRECC); Transgender/Gender Health Clinic; ALS Clinic; TBI/Polytrauma Clinic; and rehabilitation therapies; among others. The clinical fellow will gain training and experience in all general areas of medical speech pathology, including evaluation and treatment of individuals with dysphagia, speech and language disorders, cognitive disorders, voice disorders, and tracheostomy. The clinical fellow will also complete a capstone project related to clinical research and/or a quality improvement program.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• VAGLAHS Speech Pathology Clinical Fellowship is a 12-month appointment, 40- hrs./wk., Monday-Friday
• Tentative start date between August and September 2024
• Stipend is $47,711 + benefits
• Temporary appointment without potential for permanent employment
• U.S. citizenship & English language proficiency required
• Strong academic background and/or clinical experience in neuroscience, neurogenic cognitive/communication disorders, voice, and dysphagia are preferred

INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING:

• Email the following to nayiri.adessian@va.gov:
  • Letter of interest
  • Resume
  • Graduate transcript (may be unofficial)
  • Two letters of recommendation from faculty or clinical supervisors
• Send documents as a single PDF when possible
• Email subject should read “2024 CFY”
• All application packets must be emailed by Friday, February 16, 2024 to be considered

Please contact Nayiri Adessian, MS, CCC-SLP, Education Coordinator at nayiri.adessian@va.gov with any questions.

   2024-2025 Clinical Fellowship Announcement

CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP YEAR (CFY) IN MEDICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

 

The CW Bill Young/Bay Pines (Florida) VA Healthcare System announces the availability of (1) Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY) opportunity.  Recruitment will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted through February 9^th, 2024.

Must be a US Citizen and must be fully vaccinated before beginning employment and/or training rotations.

The appointment is for 12 months, 2080 hours, with a planned start date in late summer/early fall 2024.  There is a stipend of $41,206 paid to the selected candidate.

Bay Pines is among the busiest of VA Healthcare Systems nationwide.  The Speech Pathology Section is comprised of 4.5 FTEE and is part of the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service.  Veterans are referred from Medicine, Surgery, Geriatrics and Extended Care (Community Living Center), and the Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service as well as from throughout the Healthcare System which extends to Ft. Myers and Naples to the south.

The Bay Pines campus is located on Florida’s Gulf Coast in the Tampa Bay area, just northwest of downtown St. Petersburg, south of Clearwater, and west across the Bay from Tampa.  The campus consists of 31+ buildings on 337 acres including in addition to the medical center, a regional office and national cemetery.  Come enjoy a beautiful work campus, and such local attractions as Rays baseball, Sunken Gardens, and the Dali Museum, in a temperate climate filled with year-round opportunities for indoor and outdoor fun.

The fellowship will offer inpatient and outpatient experience with diagnosis and treatment of swallowing, communication, and cognitive disorders, as well as experience with post-laryngectomy and TE prostheses care.

All applications are due by 3pm EST on Friday, February 9^th, 2024; interviews will be conducted via TEAMS and limited to the top 3-5 applicants. We plan to begin scheduling the week of February 26^th, 2024.

Interested applicants should submit the following by e-mail (preferably as a single PDF file)

1. A letter of professional/career objectives
2. Vitae/Resume
3. Official or unofficial graduate transcripts
4. Two letters of recommendation

 

Submit application materials to:

Tetina Kinney, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech Pathology Supervisor
CW Bill Young (CWY) Bay Pines VAMC
Tetina.Kinney@va.gov
FAX: (727) 398-9501
PHONE: (727) 398-6661 ext: 15161

Speech –Language Pathology Resident Opportunities
(Clinical Fellowships)

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB), located on Galveston Island about 50 miles south of Houston, is a leading academic medical center that has helped defined the future of health care for more than a century. UTMB’s more than 13,500 employees have a well-earned reputation for meeting the health needs of Texas and beyond by educating future healers and scientists, expanding the body of medical knowledge through research, and providing advance clinical care in a highly collaborative environment.

Requirements

Our unique one-year residency in Speech-Language Pathology begins each year in June and provides exposure to a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for patients of all ages. During the one-year commitment, the resident fulfills their requirements for the ASHA Clinical Fellowship year. Our dynamic team of 16 Speech–Language Pathologists provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to adults and pediatrics.

The successful candidate will have completed their Master’s Degree program and have a special interest in acute care with prior externship experience in a hospital setting. All Candidates must be eligible for a Texas Intern License. Please apply online at http://utmb.edu/hr/careers and submit a letter of interest, resume, list of practicum hours and sites, official transcripts and three letters of recommendation to:

Kathleen Kerr, MS, CCC-SLP
Director of Speech Pathology

The University of Texas Medical Branch
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555-0523
2024 Deadline: February 28, 2024

For additional information and inquiries please contact caduncan@utmb.edu.
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or veteran status. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Learn more about our program at www.utmb.edu/oto/casp.