Speech Pathologist - FEES Specialist

DYSPHAGIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, LLC • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Dysphagia Management Specialists (DMS) is seeking a Speech Pathologist to provide dysphagia evaluation and management in physician’s offices and clinics, surrounding nursing homes, and through a specialized teletherapy portal. The role may combine on-site diagnostics with teletherapy. Clinicians may focus on dysphagia diagnosis using Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) and short-term therapy, or focus on therapy while another colleague performs FEES.

The position uses DMS’s Dysphagia Systems Test (DST), which evaluates the muscular, neurological, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cognitive systems involved in safe swallowing. The clinician works with the patient’s care team to present a customized diagnostic profile and recommendations for diet, therapy, and further evaluation.

DMS provides FEES training and career support, including online continuing education content, a weekend scoping course, an observation period, supervised field learning, a pre- and post-training self-assessment, equipment, mentoring, weekly team calls, and continuing education. Tuition for training is waived for clinicians who commit to staying with DMS throughout their mentorship. Compensation rewards successful customer relationships and clinically excellent diagnostics. The posting describes part-time or PRN opportunities; health, dental, and vision insurance are listed for full-time positions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology.
• Completion of the Certificate of Clinical Competency.
• At least 5 years of experience in long-term care following completion of the Clinical Fellowship Year (CFY).

Responsibilities

• Provide dysphagia evaluations and management in physician’s offices, clinics, surrounding nursing homes, and through teletherapy.
• Perform FEES and speech pathology diagnostics, or provide therapy while another colleague performs FEES, depending on specialization.
• Use the Dysphagia Systems Test to evaluate the systems required for safe swallowing.
• Work with the patient’s care team to provide a customized diagnostic profile and recommendations for diet, therapy, and further evaluations.
• Provide short-term dysphagia therapy as applicable.

Benefits

• Health insurance, for full-time positions.
• Dental insurance, for full-time positions.
• Vision insurance, for full-time positions.
• Online continuing education content, mentoring, weekly team calls, and continuing education support.
• FEES training tuition is waived for clinicians who commit to staying with DMS throughout their mentorship.
• Equipment necessary to perform endoscopic swallowing studies is provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior