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One Clinical Fellowship Position Available for FY 2020

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia

Speech-Language Pathology

Audiology and Speech Pathology Section

Augusta, Georgia is home of the Master’s Tournament and offers a variety of activities for the outdoor enthusiast.  Augusta is home to a large medical community and the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center (CNVAMC) is one of six medical centers within the area.  The CNVAMC is a two division medical center and has been designated as a Level II Polytrauma site.  CNVAMC has CARF accredited programs for inpatient rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury, Subacute/Medical Rehabilitation,  and Blind Rehabilitation.  Our Speech Pathologists hold many specialty certifications, including Certified Brain Injury Specialist, Board Certification in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, and Certification in Lee Silverman Voice Therapy, among others.

Clinical fellows (CFs) are encouraged to be active participants in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary teams in patient care.  CFs evaluate and treat cognitive communication impairments, language disorders, motor speech disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders related to a variety of diagnoses, including stroke, spinal cord injury, head and neck cancer, TBI, etc.  CFs receive training in instrumental assessment and treatment, including modified barium swallow studies, FEES, and stroboscopy.  CFs will gain experience by working in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient clinics, and community living centers.  CFs work closely with many specialty services and teams, including gastroenterology, radiology, neurology, neuropsychology, rehabilitation medicine, nutrition, pulmonology, otorhinolaryngology, primary care physicians, mental health, and the TBI/Polytrauma program.

CFs with a strong medical speech pathology background, strong academic background, and the desire to grow professionally in a diverse learning environment are encouraged to apply.

The Clinical Fellowship stipend is for 1 year (12 months, Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week) and pays approximately $39,226.00 plus benefits. Health insurance is also available and costs vary depending upon coverage.

• The Clinical Fellowship may begin as early as June 1, 2019.
• CF positions are for one year (12 months)
• CF positions are temporary appointments
• Only US citizens are eligible to apply
• Top candidates will be contacted for interviews (phone or videoconference)

We currently have 3 full-time Speech Pathologists at our two-division Medical Center. Some examples of opportunities for experience include:  MBSS, FEES, stroboscopy, trach/vent, laryngectomy rehabilitation/TEP, TBI (including mild TBI), CVA/aphasia, dysphagia therapy, AAC evaluation and treatment, and voice evaluation and therapy, including transgender voice therapy and post-laryngeal communication and voice therapy.  Our team covers inpatient, outpatients, and residents in our Community Living Centers.

Interested applicants may be considered by sending the following as a single PDF file:

• Cover letter/Letter of interest
• Resume
• Unofficial transcripts (undergraduate and graduate school transcripts)
• 2 letters of recommendation from faculty or clinical supervisors (please include in your scanned/attached email)

All application packets must be emailed by COB Friday, March 01, 2019.  Late or incomplete submissions will not be included.

Completed packets from all applicants will be reviewed and chosen applicants will be contacted regarding scheduling of interviews (via telephone or teleconference).

Please email applications to:

Jennifer.Pace2@va.gov

SPEECH PATHOLOGY CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP

Atlanta Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Decatur, GA

Deadline for applications:  February 11, 2019

The Atlanta VA Health Care System is seeking candidates for its 2019-2020 Speech Pathology Clinical Fellowship.

The Atlanta VA Medical Center is comprised of 173 hospital beds and 133Community Living Center beds.  Annually, more than 130,000 veterans receive health care at the Atlanta VA Medical Center.  We are affiliated with the Emory University School of Medicine and located in the heart of Decatur, near midtown Atlanta, adjacent to Emory University.  The Speech Pathology team serves inpatients, outpatients, and residents of our Community Living Centers.

The clinical fellow (CF) will interact professionally with specialty services including Neurology, ENT, Medicine, TBI/Polytrauma, Nutrition, Nursing, Radiology, and other rehabilitation therapies.  The CF will gain experience and provide services in all areas of medical speech pathology, including evaluation/treatment of veterans with swallowing, speech and language, cognitive, and voice disorders.  The CF may also gain specialized experience in artificial airways, neurogenic communication disorders, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing, and laryngectomy care.  We are seeking candidates with experience and a strong interest in medical speech pathology, as well as a desire to grow professionally in a complex and learning-oriented medical setting.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• The clinical fellowship is a one year, temporary appointment, without potential to become permanent.
• Start Date: Summer 2019
• Applicants with a strong academic background and clinical experience in medical speech pathology are preferred.
• Interviews will be conducted by phone.  Qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview by February 22^nd.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

**ALL APPLICATION DOCUMENTS MUST BE SCANNED AS A SINGLE PDF FILE AND EMAILED**

• 1-2 page resume including all relevant experience
• Cover letter describing your background and professional interests
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty or clinical supervisors

All application documents must be received by Monday, February 11, 2019.  Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Please email applications to:  Kathleen.Kaminski@va.gov

CALLING ALL FEMMES, INCLUSIVE OF ALL GENDER EXPRESSIONS ~ IDENTITIES ~ ORIENTATIONS ~ IDENTITY AND ART WORKSHOP & CHANCE TO PERFORM

RSVP for the Tuesday, 1/29/19 (6:15-9:45 p.m.) workshop here by FRIDAY 1/25/19:  

https://goo.gl/forms/qGPwowp9LW3wC6OA3

A Certain Type of Brilliance is a performance series celebrating femmes’ ability to pull amazing things out of thin air, to create on a dime, to use our vulnerability and creativity as our greatest assets in resistance to oppression.  The next round of shows will be on stage at Gay City from Feb.7-17th. UW Students will be highlighted in the February 8th & 14th shows.  AND, the producers are still seeking 4 performers for those two shows, if you are interested in performing, please fill out the form at this link by Friday 1/18/19:   https://tinyurl.com/y7qrdrm7

Liz Cruz (show creator) and Ila Dola-Borg (performer) are bringing to the femmes of UW a critically theorized intersectional identity and art workshop, with the intention of connecting QTPOC & white femme students with this work. They will facilitate a 3.5-hour workshop for femme-identified (and femme-curious) students on Tuesday, January 29th from 6:15-9:45 p.m. (following Gender Discussion Group).  Students who attend this workshop will have the opportunity to explore their personal femme identities, experiences, and stories in community with one another through a variety of discussions and activities.  They will leave with a piece of art they’ve created based on their explorations during the session.

A Note on Femme Identity:  ‘Femme’ means a lot of different things to different people; this is part of the beauty of femme identity.  For many of us, femme is a queering of femininity, a politicized expression of gender, a space to transgress expectations.  For the purpose of this project, ‘femme’ includes anyone who identifies with the word, inclusive of all genders, bodies and expressions.  

So much information about the show: https://sites.google.com/view/certainbrilliance/

More about A Certain Type of Brilliance: https://sites.google.com/view/certainbrilliance/overview

Again, you can RSVP for the workshop here:https://goo.gl/forms/qGPwowp9LW3wC6OA3

The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Voice and Swallow Clinics, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is pleased to announce openings for our 2019 – 20120 Clinical Fellowship Program.  We offer fellowships in our two specialty areas voice and swallow.  Each specialty has its own unique focus, with the goal of the overall clinical fellowship experience being that of a multi-disciplinary approach to medical care for inpatients and outpatients at a state-of-the art institution.

The UW Clinical Fellowship Program is an intensive 12-month program where clinical education is viewed as a dynamic process.  Clinical fellows participate actively in learning to apply didactic information to clinical practice with patients who have a wide range of disorders.

We are seeking clinical fellows who demonstrate strengths in the following:

1. Ability to analyze and synthesize information from a broad-based fund of knowledge in medical communication and voice science and disorders
2. Ability to engage in evidence-based problem solving
3. Motivation to achieve an advanced level of clinical competence in prevention, screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with voice and swallowing disorders
4. The ability to communicate effectively and professionally in a multidisciplinary medical setting
5. Self-evaluation resulting in actively identifying steps to develop new skills and acquire knowledge
6. Ethical, responsible, and professional conduct

In addition to clinical expectations, fellows will be expected to participate in the following:

1. Conduction and completion of your own clinical research project
2. Weekly multi-disciplinary case conference, with regular clinical case presentations
3. Outreach activities

We are currently accepting applications for multiple positions –in our swallow inpatient specialty area, adult voice specialty and a combination in adult and pediatric voice specialty.  Please indicate your area of interest in your submission. Include the following in your application in the following order:

1. A cover page with your name, specific area of voice or swallow date of application submission;
2. A one-page statement (12-point font, double spaced) describing your interest in the position, previous experience in medical speech pathology, goals for your career, any research experience, and the qualities that make you a good candidate for the fellowship;
3. Current CV/Resume and
4. Three letters of recommendation with at least one from a clinical supervisor/mentor in the application packet. These can be sent with your completed application or directly from the writer.

Please send all the above information via email with the subject “CFY application” to Nichole Rauch at Rauch@surgery.wisc.eduby 11:59 p.m. (CST) on February 1, 2019.  We will not accept applications after this date and incomplete applications will not be considered.

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/2312858-0/dshs-speech-language-pathologist

• Implement and supervise formal communication programs/interventions to address identified communication needs
• Administer speech-language tests related to articulation, and expressive and receptive language
• Test for and treat clients with dysphagia and other communication disorders; evaluate, provide recommendations, and monitor clients with dysphagia
• Serve as a contact between audiologist and staff regarding resident hearing ability and hearing aid services
• Work within interdisciplinary teams and develop communication needs that support identified, prioritized Individual Habilitation Plans/Individual Plans of Care
• Physically assist individuals to the extent and level necessary to promote choice and independence
• Provide in-services training to staff; develop, observe, and monitor client dining programs
• Design and construct adaptive equipment for communication
• Create communication displays using Boardmaker and other graphic software
• Utilize various Augmentative Communication Devices (e.g. iPads)

• A Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Communicative Disorders (Or, documentation of American Speech-Language Hearing Association approved equivalent to Master’s degree consisting of approved curriculum and student practicum hours)
• A Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
• WA State Speech Pathologist License
• Experience as speech-language pathologist (SLP) is preferred

Summary of Functions

Conducts appropriate speech/language assessments of referred students.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assessment –  Helps identify children with speech or language impairments.  Assesses difficulties of referred students through appropriate testing and diagnostic practices.  Participates in district-wide screening of Kindergarten and school age children. Administers tests and recommends placement for students.  Explains test results to parents.
2. Case Management – Provides case management services for students entering the special education system.  Attends multi-disciplinary meetings concerning placement of individual students. Recommends corrective procedures.  Confers with teachers and parents whenever necessary. Maintains case records on all referred students.
3. Technical Assistance – Provides in-service training and consultation for district personnel as needed.  Interprets services to teachers and parents.
4. Research –Keeps abreast of new developments in the field.
5. Interagency Contact – Cooperates with personnel of community health and social welfare agencies.
6. Inventory – Maintains an inventory of all equipment and materials.
7. Reports – Prepares and submits required reports.  
8. Confidentiality – This position works with sensitive information and must maintain strict confidentiality in both verbal and written communications including case management documents.
9. Supervision – Provides supervision of speech therapy assistants when requested.
10. Other – Performs such other functions as may be necessary to the work of the office.  

Organizational Relationships

Supervised by and reports to Director of Special Education.

Qualifications

Education/Experience – Any combination of education and experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying.  However, applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

✍✍ Master’s degree in communication disorders or related field.

✍✍ Montana professional license (or qualified to obtain).

✍✍ Excellent communication, problem solving and organization skills.

✍✍ Knowledge of speech/language assessment processes.

✍✍ Knowledge of Montana State rules and regulations for programs providing services to children with handicapping conditions.

✍✍ Skill in interpreting and analyzing assessment data and providing solutions to specific problems.

✍✍ Ability to work with others and without close supervision.

✍✍ Excellent work habits.

Desirable Qualifications – Prefer experience working with communication disorders in a school setting.  Experience working in Native American communities.

Work Environment – The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Flathead Valley lies in wait for you!  The Flathead Special Education Cooperative, home to the Flathead Valley is seeking a full time SLP candidate to provide services for some of our rural schools. CFY’s and Level II Assistants are welcome to apply.  

The local community has much to offer and strongly supports the education system.  The Cooperative provides $625.00 toward insurance, and salary is DOE. Come be a part of a supportive group of professionals.

The Flathead Valley is home to Glacier National Park, Big Mountain Whitefish Ski Resort and Flathead Lake with an abundance of outdoor recreational activities year-round!

Seeking FTE 1.0 CCC Speech & Language Pathologist; CFY and Level II Assistants are welcome to apply

Assigned to rural schools with a state vehicle and gas card

$625.00 towards individual medical insurance with option to add dental and vision

Join our Team!

Salary:  DOE

• The Speech & Language Therapist position must be able to work with minimal supervision, work efficiently and in an organized manner. It is an itinerant position that requires meeting the needs of students in more than one location.

Interested applicants: E-Mail 3 letters of recommendation, cover letter, resume and transcripts to

crussell.fsecdirector@gmail.com

Questions??  Call Flathead Special Education Cooperative:

Fax  406 257-4137

Phone:  406 257-1852

Responsibilities and Duties

Acknowledgement: The list of essential functions, duties, and responsibilities is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary and without notice.

Areas of Job Accountability:

1. Licensed Speech Pathologist or in the process of obtaining MT license (CCC, CFY or Assistant Level II)
2. Must demonstrate enthusiasm, motivation and organization to be a self-starter with strong initiative, knowledge and love of working with children (PreK-8th grade),
3. Demonstrate the ability to work with a team including parents, teachers, administrators and other related service personnel within school settings, integrating speech pathology therapies into classrooms and school environments, knowledge of the referral process, electronical documents, Special Education documents, progress notes and Medicaid billing
4. Provide therapies to students individually or in group as followed in each individual education plan using prevention, intervention and remediation of Speech services for student caseload
5. Conduct screenings, evaluations, write reports, goals and objectives for individual students, provide information, support, and consultation to teachers, parents and families when appropriate.
6. Participates in on-going professional development opportunities
7. MT Driver’s license

Cheryl Russell

crussell.fsecdirector@gmail.com

Director of Flathead Special Education Cooperative

15 Meridian Court

Kalispell, Montana 59901

Phone 406 257-1852

Fax      406 257-4137

POLSON SCHOOL DISTRICT #23

Job Description

Speech Pathologist

REPORTS TO:  Director of Special Services

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrate punctuality and regular, consistent attendance.
• Demonstrate standards of professional and ethical conduct.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and respect for social, cultural, linguistic, religious, economic, and ability differences in students and their families.
• Maintain strict confidentiality with student and student’s family information.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships with staff, students, parents, and community.
• Demonstrate understanding, patience and caring toward at-risk children and children with special needs.
• Use appropriate assessments and reporting practice.
• Participate in the study team process.
• Plan, directs and participates in the identification, rehabilitation and instructional programs for the communicatively handicapped students.
• Provide direct/indirect clinical education services to those with severe language voice, fluency, and articulation or hearing disorders.
• Assess and diagnose the communication needs and behaviors of referred students.
• Participate in Child Find and Kindergarten Roundup for Polson School District 23.
• Initiate programs to inform the community of children’s communication needs and the range of speech and language services offered in Polson School District 23.
• Complete all necessary paperwork for students.  This may include, but not limited to assessment reports, written summary reports with recommendations for service, IEP’s, measurable annual goals, communication to staff and parents, documents, Medicaid billing forms, progress reports to meet required deadlines.
• Participate in in-service and training, both required and as agreed upon by Speech Therapist and administration.
• Participate in IEP meetings or other conferences related to students.
• Schedule students for therapy sessions.
• Implement a planned program of individual and/or group speech therapy.
• Effectively manage time and tasks that may sometimes have severe time constraints.
• Write speech and language evaluation reports and recommendations.

Only minimum duties are listed.  Other functions may be required or assigned.  

EXPECTATIONS:

The Speech therapist shall follow the IDEA federal law and State of Montana’s Special Education Rules and Regulations in the delivery of speech and language services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Speech Therapist must be licensed or eligible for licensure by the State of Montana and holds the Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC).

EQUIPMENT USED:

Position may require training in the following:  Computer, calculator, copier, telephone/voice mail, fax, emails, printers, internet, software use, augmentative communication devices, special needs equipment including wheelchairs, lifts, etc.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside but may be assigned to outside activities.  The employee must be able to meet deadlines, sometimes with severe time constraints. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  Duty-free lunch will be provided.

Potential hazards include stairs, dust, drafts, communicable diseases, aggressive students.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit, walk, and stand; twist at neck, bend at waist; kneel; reach.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to be able to hear conversations in quiet environments.

MENTAL/MOTOR DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee rarely performs routine work.  The employee frequently exercises flexibility (ability to shift from one task to another).  Guidance and reinforcement are usually available. The employee frequently works within time constraints and maintains attentiveness intensity.  The employee is frequently involved in social interactions which require oral and written communications.

The physical demands, work-environment characteristics, and mental/motor demands described within this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of speech therapists.

Regional Information: http://www.deerlodge–montana.com/

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Salary: TBD

Closing Date: Until filled

Job Description: 1.0 FTE beginning no later than August 2019 continuing for the 2019-2020 school year. Great Divide Education Services is a full-service special education cooperative with offices in Deer Lodge, Montana, and Dillon, Montana. Salaries and benefits are based on education and experience per Cooperative policy and negotiated agreement. Benefits offered are Health Insurance, LT/ST & Life Insurance, Vision, Dental, 403(B), H.S.A., use of cooperative vehicle for travel to and from schools.

Academic Qualifications: Masters Degree in Speech/Language with C.C.C. or CFY eligibility Licensed by the Board of Speech Pathologists and Audiologists Licensed in Montana

Supplemental Information: This position is itinerant, serving a variety of rural public school in our service area. Our Speech Language Pathologists provide appropriate speech and language therapy to eligible preschool through high school students. Knowledge of Montana’s special education processes, guidelines, eligibility criteria, standardized assessment, and the development and implementation of Individual Education Plans preferable. A collaborative, cooperative, team approach and attitude is necessary.

Application Procedures: OPI on-line application; letter of interest; resume; unofficial transcripts; 3 letters of recommendation sent to Sara Novak, Director.

District: Great Divide Education Services Cooperative (LE 9703) School: All District Members within Cooperative boundaries

Contact Person: Sara Novak, Cooperative Director

Phone: 406.846.2147 gdesdirector@gmail.com

JOB DESCRIPTION: To provide speech and language therapy for students with communicative disabilities in order to reduce of eliminate impairments which adversely affect interpersonal relationships or educational performance.

QUALIFICATIONS: Licensed by the Board of Speech Pathologists and Audiologists in the State of Montana

REQUIREMENTS: Complete Prickly Pear Cooperative Certified Application. Submit Letters of Reference, Cover Letter, and Transcripts.

SALARY: $45,553-57,332. Negotiable depending on experience.

BENEFITS:

• Medical and dental insurance.
• Car for travel is provided.
• 13 sick leave days
• 5 personal days
• Supply budget
• Personal Development budget
• License fee reimbursement
• Work with dedicated, professional staff.

APPLICATIONS:

Prickly Pear Cooperative

2525 Lake Helena Dr

East Helena, MT 59635

Ph: 406-227-7322

Email: dmillsop@ehps.k12.mt.us

DEADLINE: UNTIL FILLED