Category: Employment

Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship Program
Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, FL

The Tampa General Hospital Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship position is an entry-level Speech-Language Pathology position intended to provide mentorship and advanced practice experience with a complex patient population in the acute care setting at a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital. The Clinical Fellow will interact professionally with specialty services, including physicians, nutrition, nursing, case management and other rehabilitation therapies. The Clinical Fellow will gain experience and provide evidence-based services in all areas of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, including evaluation/treatment of individuals with dysphagia, speech and language disorders, cognitive-linguistic disorders, voice disorders, and tracheostomy. The Clinical Fellow will have mentoring by experienced clinicians, participate in didactic learning experiences, as well as complete additional learning opportunities through evidence-based projects.

Fellowship Admission Requirements

The following are prerequisites for an applicant to apply for the TGH Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship:

• A one-page cover letter describing your interest in the position, previous experience in medical speech pathology, goals for your career, and attributes that make you the best candidate for this position.
• Three professional references.
• Two letters of recommendation with at least one from a colleague/mentor who can speak to your clinical skills.

Fellowship Qualifications

• Education – Master’s degree in Speech Pathology.
• Provisional licensure by the State of Florida as a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Desirable Qualities and Experiences

• Exposure to and passion for an acute care setting or complex adult medical conditions prior to this clinical fellowship experience.
• Exposure to Modified Barium Swallow Studies.
• Desire to expand upon the current evidence-based practice.
• Research experience and/or presentation experience.

Features of Our Clinical Fellowship

• The Clinical Fellow will gain experience and provide evidence-based services in all areas of acute care Medical Speech-Language Pathology, including evaluation/treatment of individuals with dysphagia, speech and language disorders, cognitive-linguistic disorders, voice disorders, tracheostomy and more.
• Exposure to unique populations: inline PMV, transplant (heart, lung, kidney, liver, and multi-organ; one of the top organ transplant centers in the country), head and neck cancer, trauma (Level I Trauma Center), burn, stroke (comprehensive stroke center).
• Extensive orientation period with direct mentorship from our robust team with many different areas of interest and expertise.
• Designated Clinical Fellowship Mentor.
• Didactic Learning to include bi-weekly mentorship meetings, rounds, surgery observation, designated time for literature review, conducting quarterly SLP journal club, interdisciplinary observation, scholarly project, presentations, etc.
• MBSImP certification
• DIGEST certification

Find out more information through our website!

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:  

Anne.ClotaireAntoine@va.gov

1. Resume.
2. Letter of interest.
3. 2 Letters of recommendation signed by clinical supervisors & their contact information.
4. Graduate program transcript (may be unofficial).
5. 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.

Providence
Speech Language Pathologist
Spokane, Washington

Check out each website for specific locations/shift details and to apply!

• Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane (per-diem, day shift)
• St. Luke’s Rehab-Spokane (per-diem/on-call, variable shifts)
• Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane (part-time, 32 hours per week, day shift)
• Sacred Heart Medical Center-Spokane (Pediatric Acute, part-time, 32 hours per week, day shift)
• Sacred Heart medical Center-Spokane (PRN Acute Pediatric)

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

About the Team

Providence has been serving the Inland Northwest since 1886 when Mother Joseph and the Sisters of Providence founded Sacred Heart Medical Center. Today, Providence is the largest health care provider in Washington located in communities large and small across the state. In eastern Washington, Providence provides care throughout Spokane, Stevens and Walla Walla counties.

Our award-winning and comprehensive medical centers are known for outstanding programs in cancer, cardiology, neurosciences, orthopedics, women’s services, emergency and trauma care, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Our not-for-profit network also provides a full spectrum of care with leading-edge diagnostics and treatment, outpatient health centers, physician groups and clinics, numerous outreach programs, and hospice and home care.

We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

We are committed to cultural diversity and equal employment for all individuals. It is our policy to recruit, hire, promote, compensate, transfer, train, retain, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including certain language use restrictions), ancestry, disability (mental and physical including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, and military and veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. We will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified caregiver or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.

We are a community where all people, regardless of differences, are welcome, secure, and valued. We value respect, appreciation, collaboration, diversity, and a shared commitment to serving our communities. We expect that all workforce members in our community will act in ways which reflect a commitment to and accountability for, racial and social justice and equality in the workplace. As such, we will maintain a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any applicable legally protected status. We also expect that all workforce members will maintain a positive workplace free from any unacceptable conduct which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.