Description

American Traveler is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with at least 1 year of recent experience for a 13-week travel assignment in an acute care and inpatient rehabilitation setting at a Level 1 trauma and comprehensive stroke facility in Kansas City, MO.

Details

• Works across both acute care and inpatient rehabilitation (IRF) units within a 26-bed rehab facility
• Serves a diverse patient population at a Level 1 trauma and comprehensive stroke center
• Caseload is shared among all Speech Therapists, each covering both acute and rehab patients
• Performs bedside swallow evaluations; video swallow experience preferred
• Uses TIMS equipment for swallowing assessments
• Documents in Meditech EMR
• Monday through Friday schedule with rotating weekends preferred; scheduling is flexible
• No on-call requirements
• 13-week contract, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM shift

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Speech-Language Pathologist; allied candidates must have at least 6 months of active experience within the last 6 months
• Active Missouri SLP license required (license required if applicable)
• Two professional references required for this Missouri placement
• US SSN and date of birth required for consideration; Canadian SSNs are not accepted
• Competency in bedside swallow evaluations
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provides speech therapy services to both acute care and inpatient rehabilitation patients
• Gray scrubs required
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not eligible
• The facility is a Level 1 trauma and comprehensive stroke center, offering exposure to a wide variety of complex and diverse cases