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Speech Pathologist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
Hybrid Augusta, ME $75K – $116K Apply by Jun 26, 2026 Speech Pathology And Audiology INFJISTJ Healthcare
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This Staff Speech-Language Pathologist position is located within Sensory and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&RS) service at VA Maine Healthcare System, in Augusta, Maine. This position is full-time at 40 hours per week.
What You'll Do
- →This position is in the Speech Pathology Service under the Sensory and Physical Rehabilitation Service Line.
- →The duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical and patient care areas involved with the service Duties include but are not limited to: Uses a wide range of knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range theories, principles, and methodologies in the practice of speech-language pathology to a wide range of populations.
- →Performs independent assessment and evaluation of cases that are referred for Speech Pathology Services without limitation as to difficulty or complexity.
- →Develops plans for a course of therapy to resolve or minimize speech/language/cognitive-related communication conditions that present serious problems to social contacts, educational development or employment opportunities.
- →Develops plans for course of therapy to resolve or minimize dysphagia-related conditions to ensure patient can tolerate safest, least restrictive diet.
- →Incorporates new clinical procedures enough to perform clinical services independently.
- →Conducts assessments, provides treatment interventions, and provides consultation to other health care professionals.
- →Exercises independent clinical judgment and adapts clinical procedures and techniques to accommodate age-specific and unique patient conditions, needs, and expectations.
- →Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners related to diagnostic evaluation and treatment.
- →Documents in the medical record evaluates, diagnosis and clinical opinion, treatment plans outcomes of treatment, changes in functional status, and patient/family education.
- →Attends interdisciplinary team meetings; participates with other health care practitioners to address the global needs of the patient, advises on diagnosis and treatment.
- →Assists in the orientation, training and supervision of medical staff, new staff, students, trainees, and fellows, providing feedback on progress toward established educational goals.
- →Participates in developing guidelines and protocols, new patient programs, and evaluation of existing programs.
- →May be requested to service on service-level committees or task forces or to represent to service/section on medical center, network, or national committees.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this 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.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Personality Fit
Job ID: d128f3e8-5f48-4b60-a375-31eb07a198c9
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