Voice Speech Pathologist II

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization: Otolaryngology Job Summary: The ideal Voice Speech Pathology candidate would be an individual with strong interpersonal skills and an interest in participating in ongoing clinical research with experience and depth in diagnostic and rehabilitative voice care. We are pursuing candidates with experience, competence, and confidence in the following areas: · Voice evaluation and intervention (singing and speaking voice) · Rigid and flexible endoscopy in adult and pediatric populations · Pre- and post-operative laryngectomy care and management · Acoustic and aerodynamic voice analysis · Comprehensive voice rehabilitation techniques · Pediatric voice evaluation and treatment · Gender affirming voice care . At its inception, The Vanderbilt Voice Center was the brainchild of Dr. Robert Ossoff, and was the first of its kind in an academic setting. Though many have opened similar facilities based on this model both in and out of academia, our program remains the largest of its kind in the world and boasts both a national and international referral base. We have assisted a former US President, internationally acclaimed singers of country, pop, bluegrass and other genres, national news broadcasters, internationally renowned opera singers, stars of Broadway musicals and stage plays, national radio and television personalities, ministers, teachers, attorneys, and many others. Despite having had the privilege to care for these publicly recognized professionals, our core mission is to support every individual, as voice resides at the center of quality of life, livelihood, and is the instrument we use to communicate each day with family and friends. Our team has grown into a nationally known multidisciplinary outpatient care center staffed by five laryngologists, two laryngology fellows, and eight full time voice speech-language pathologists. This individual will be a fully integrated member of our Voice Center team, our Head and Neck team and our Craniofacial team and may expect daily collaboration with each of them, as we are embedded within the larger Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center on the main hospital campus. The ideal Voice Speech Pathology candidate would be an individual with strong interpersonal skills and an interest in participating in ongoing clinical research with experience and depth in diagnostic and rehabilitative voice care. We are pursuing candidates with experience, competence, and confidence in the following areas: · Voice evaluation and intervention (singing and speaking voice) · Rigid and flexible endoscopy in adult and pediatric populations · Pre- and post-operative laryngectomy care and management · Acoustic and aerodynamic voice analysis · Comprehensive voice rehabilitation techniques · Pediatric voice evaluation and treatment · Gender affirming voice care

Requirements

• LIC-Speech Pathologist - Tennessee
• Relevant Work Experience
• Experience Level : 1 year
• Master's

Responsibilities

• Analyzes comprehensive information from formal and informal assessment that is pertinent to the patient's care and management to determine treatment and diagnosis collaboratively with our physician colleagues.
• Collaborates with stakeholders in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the rehabilitation continuum.
• Applies appropriate, evidence-based interventions to ensure effective outcomes and re-evaluates performance to assess patient's progress towards goals.
• Employs strategies to promote successful return to home, community, and school/vocational environments.
• Supervises graduate students by providing instruction, guidance/counsel and training to ensure provision of competent patient care and completion of appropriate documentation.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees