Travel Speech Therapist - Acute Care Hospital

Travel Speech Therapist - Acute Care Hospital

American Traveler

Margate, Florida, United States

Position ID: P-777297

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

$2,030.05/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler seeks a Speech-Language Pathologist with CCC and Florida licensure for a fast-paced acute care hospital role involving MBS studies and ICU/trach patients.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 289 beds
• Adult inpatient and ICU/CVICU patient populations, plus outpatient swallow studies
• Works independently as the primary speech therapist for adult inpatient services most of the time
• Performs Modified Barium Swallow (MBS) studies for both outpatient and inpatient patients
• Uses Meditech Expanse for documentation
• Day shift schedule, 8:30am to 5:00pm
• Requires 2 weekend shifts per month

Requirements

• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) required
• BLS certification required
• Florida Speech-Language Pathology license required if applicable
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Experience treating ICU and CVICU patients, including tracheostomy patients, required
• Comfortable performing both inpatient and outpatient MBS studies
• Ability to prioritize patients across multiple units and floors

Additional Information

• Conducts daily speech evaluations and treatments
• Performs Passy Muir valve trials and tolerance trials
• Conducts cognitive and language assessments covering expressive and receptive language
• Provides caregiver training
• Collaborates closely with physicians and residents in an interdisciplinary care setting
• Must be adaptable to a fast-paced unit and comfortable working independently
• Light gray scrubs required
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates will not be considered

Hours per week: 40

Hours per shift: 8