This position is located in the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System. Duties and responsibilities are carried out throughout the medical center including all clinical and other patient care areas involved with the Service. SLP plans, conducts, and coordinates all aspects of diagnostic assessments and evaluations and therapeutic and rehabilitative services for speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.
Duties include but are not limited to: Conducts, plans, and coordinates all clinical and administrative aspects of a full range of services associated with contemporary speech-language pathology practice. Conduct interviews with the patients and appropriate family members and/or friends, selects, administers, and interprets the diagnostic test necessary to detect and evaluate any type of speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive, and/or swallowing disorders.
Develops an effective and comprehensive plan of care for swallowing disorders in collaboration with other health care practitioners; establishes and maintains an effective therapy relationship with the patient, family, and caregivers; and adjusts treatment plan to patient response and indicators of progress.
Responsibility for independent diagnostic assessment and evaluation of cases that are referred to Speech Language Pathology without limitation as to difficulty or complexity. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, weekend coverage may be expected Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 10737F, 10740F Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
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cheryl.acosta@va.gov · 619-357-9249
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $111099 – $173112/yr.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-29.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
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