Voice Speech Pathologist II

VUMC

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Nashville, TennesseeFull TimePathology

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Voice Speech Pathologist II – Academic Medical Center in United States.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Requirements

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.

Benefits & Compensation

PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in United States.

Key Skills

Voice evaluationVoice interventionRigid endoscopyFlexible endoscopyLaryngectomy careAcoustic voice analysisAerodynamic voice analysisVoice rehabilitationPediatric voice treatmentGender affirming voice careClinical researchInterpersonal skillsPatient assessmentStudent supervisionMultidisciplinary collaboration

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Voice Speech Pathologist II at VUMC a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Pathology speech-language pathologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Pathology — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

This Pathology position at VUMC is open to speech-language pathologist candidates.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a speech-language pathologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Voice evaluation, Voice intervention, Rigid endoscopy, Flexible endoscopy, Laryngectomy care, Acoustic voice analysis, Aerodynamic voice analysis, Voice rehabilitation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pathology role.

Core responsibilities: The Speech Pathologist will perform comprehensive voice evaluations and interventions for diverse patient populations while collaborating with physicians on treatment plans. They are also responsible for supervising graduate students and participating in ongoing clinical research within the Voice Ce...

Benefits package: Academic medical center benefits, PSLF eligible, Research opportunities. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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