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Speech-Language Pathologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at the GS-11 level provides assessment and treatment for Veterans with routine speech, language, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. This is an entry developmental position with noncompetitive promotion potential to GS-12 upon meeting licensure, experience, and performance requirements.
What You'll Do
- →At the GS-11 level, the SLP: Conducts evaluations and provides treatment for Veterans with routine speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders, following principles of evidence-based practice.
- →Adapts clinical procedures to meet unique patient needs and goals.
- →Utilizes appropriate instrumentation and technologies for assessment and treatment within the scope of an entry-level assignment.
- →Manages documentation, patient education, treatment planning, and consult requests in accordance with VA standards.
- →Refers complex or atypical cases to senior SLPs or supervisors for guidance, as required at the GS-11 performance level.
- →Performing diagnostic evaluations including clinical swallowing assessments and standardized speech/language measures.
- →Providing treatment interventions consistent with plan-of-care expectations for an early-career clinician.
- →Maintaining accurate clinical records and participating in interdisciplinary team meetings.
- →This position has promotion potential to GS-12, the full performance level for clinical SLPs.
- →Promotion is based on meeting regulatory requirements for licensure, experience, and demonstration of the full GS-12 knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs).
- →At the GS-12 level, employees independently: Provide full-performance-level diagnosis and treatment for the entire range of speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, and swallowing disorders.
- →Administer and interpret instrumental swallowing evaluations.
- →Assess treatment outcomes and modify treatment plans for complex or unique patient conditions.
- →Select, administer, and interpret standardized and non-standardized assessment measures.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
Personality Fit
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