Speech Language Pathologist PRN Dysarthria Research

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Organization:

Hearing And Speech

Job Summary:

JOB SUMMARY

This position is a per diem SLP position for work on an NIH funded project (PI Antje Mefferd). It focuses on the articulation impairment profiles of adults with dysarthria and examines perceptual speech characteristics and their underlying speech motor
impairments of the lips, tongue, and jaw in patients with various neurological conditions (e.g. Parkinsons disease, Huntingtons disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis).

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Location: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (main campus as well as Green Hills MS specialty clinic)

Schedule: MondayFriday (Fridays required)

Position Type: Per Diem

Department: Research Neurological Speech Disorders

About the Role

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) to join a cutting-edge NIH-funded research project focused on articulation impairments in adults with dysarthria. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of clinical care and academic research, contributing to groundbreaking studies on neurological speech disorders, including Parkinsons disease, ALS, Huntingtons disease, and MS.

Schedule : MondayFriday business hours. Fridays are required as those are clinic days.

Minimum Hours: 16 hours per week, additional hours as needed

Lab Location : Vanderbilt Health Medical Center East: 1215 21ST AVE SOUTH
NASHVILLE, TN 37232

Qualifications:

Required:

• Active Tennessee SLP License

• Availability on Fridays

• Strong inter-personal skills

• Ability to quickly connect with patients

• Highly motivated to support recruitment efforts

• Attention to detail and organizational skills

Preferred:

• Familiarity with academic settings

• Clinical experience with adult motor speech disorders

• Keen interest in perceptual assessment of dysarthria

Why Join Us?

Be part of a nationally recognized research team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Expand clinical experience with neurological speech disorders

Flexible per diem schedule with opportunities for professional growth.

Contribute to life-changing discoveries in speech-language pathology.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

Dysarthria Classification Project

• Recruitment of research participants, for example during their care visits at VUMC specialty clinics (Huntingtons disease clinic, ALS clinic, MS clinic)

• Conducting in-person screenings in clinical settings as well as phone screenings

• Scheduling research participants

• Assisting with data collections in the lab

• Conducting clinical dysarthria assessments (e.g., perceptual speech characteristics based on the Mayo clinic dysarthria rating scale, intelligibility estimates, severity estimates)

• Participation in scoring consensus meetings and frequently leading these meetings

General Expectations

• Desire to work closely and productively with staff on the research team and clinic

• Bringing a high level of attention of detail to all aspects of the role

• Willingness to learn new skills (e.g., kinematic data collection and analysis)

• Interest in research and desire to work in an academic research environment

• Ability to manage lab activities and lab materials (e.g., back-up data, organize data, help with data analysis)

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position, and additional duties may be assigned.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:

SPEECH PATHOLOGY PATIENT EVALUATION: Demonstrates proficiency in evaluating patients with speech-language, auditory, and/or swallowing/oral feeding deficits using the appropriate testing methods for the patient type and diagnosis. Interprets the results of the assessment and their significance for the patient, family, and the research team.

SPEECH PATHOLOGY PATIENT & FAMILY EDUCATION: Demonstrates proficiency in communicating functional impact of assessment findings and disease process. Considers the communication needs/level of understanding of audience and may share appropriate information/literature.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.

• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.

• Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.

• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

SUPPORTING COLLEAGUES:

• Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.

• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.

• Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.

DELIVERING EXCELLENT SERVICES:

• Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.

• Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.

• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.

ENSURING HIGH QUALITY:

• Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.

• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.

• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.

MANAGING RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY:

• Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.

• Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.

• Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.

FOSTERING INNOVATION:

• Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.

• Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.

• Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Healths reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Uses existing procedures, research and analysis to solve standard job related problems that may require some judgement. Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/ work teams.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues: - Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues priorities, working styles and develops relationships across areas. - Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner. Delivering Excellent Services: - Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems, needs of others and how to provide excellent service. - Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner. - Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department. Managing Resources Effectively :- Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service. - Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources. - Makes Data Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision making to consistently achieve results on time and without error. Fostering Innovation: - Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.- Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action. - Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Speech Pathologist - Tennessee

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level :

Less than 1 year

Education:

Master's

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