Speech/Language Pathologist

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About the Position: This position is located at Madigan Army Medical Center's Department of Pediatrics in Tacoma, Washington.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirements for Speech/Language Pathologist: Education: Successful completion of a graduate or higher-level degree that included 18 semester hours in the field of speech pathology with approved clinical practice.

The education program must have been approved, recognized, or accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the time the degree was obtained.

License: This position requires a full, current, and unrestricted license to practice Speech/Language Pathology in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes; conducting evaluations to determine speech, language, and communication disorders for complex pediatric patients such as those with autism, physical/mental handicaps and/or developmental delays, developing a treatment plan and providing supportive therapy.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Educate medical staff, residents, and clinicians.
• Serve as communication and swallowing consultant to hospital staff.
• Integrate case history information, test results, and clinical observations to develop diagnosis, prognosis and treatment recommendations.
• Triage all referrals for appropriateness and priority.
• Perform speech therapy evaluation and treatment for patients exhibiting communication and swallowing disorders.