Speech-Language Pathologist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 78,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is recruiting a Speech-Language Pathologist primarily with Home Based Primary Care (HBPC).

The role requires providing care for home health populations with expertise in speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders. Expect a Monday–Friday schedule (8:00am–4:30pm) in Cleveland with no telework, and duties include diagnostic assessments, patient interviews, and developing and monitoring treatment plans in

Qualifications

• Independent diagnostic assessment and evaluation of cases without limitation as to difficulty or complexity.
• Interviews with patients and caretakers.
• Administers and interprets diagnostic tests for speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive, and swallowing disorders.

Responsibilities

• Develops an effective and comprehensive plan of care for speech, language, voice, fluency, cognition, and swallowing disorders in collaboration with other health care practitioners.
• Plans, conducts, coordinates, and monitors the effectiveness and clinical outcomes of patient-centered treatment and rehabilitative services to maximize functioning.

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare Systems is currently recruiting for a Speech-Language Pathologist within the Audiology and Speech Pathology Service. In this role, the incumbent duties and responsibilities are primarily based with Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) and require that the therapist be proficient in providing care for home health populations..

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist duties include, but are not limited to: Responsible for independent diagnostic assessment and evaluation of cases that are without limitation as to difficulty or complexity. Responsible to conduct interviews with the patients and caretakers. Administers and interprets the diagnostic test necessary to detect and evaluate any type of speech, language, voice, fluency, cognitive, and/or swallowing disorders.

Responsible for the adequacy of assessment and for the reporting of the assessment findings to other professional workers. Responsible for planning, conducting, coordinating, and monitoring the effectiveness and clinical outcomes of patient-centered treatment and rehabilitative services to maximize and restore to the greatest extent possible physical and social functioning.

Develops an effective and comprehensive plan of care for speech, language, voice, fluency, cognition, and swallowing disorders in collaboration with other health care practitioners. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 8:00am- 4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: 92735-A, 94341-0 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Requirements & Education

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.

For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $77977 – $121502/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-10.

What is the work schedule?

This is a 24 Hours position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.