Job Summary
Speech Language Pathologist (Inpatient) in the inpatient rehabilitation and acute care hospital setting. The role involves providing specialized speech therapy services to patients in a Level 1 Trauma facility, focusing on inpatient rehabilitation and acute care. This position offers an opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team at a busy 600-bed hospital.
Job Details
- Position Description: Responsible for delivering speech therapy treatments, including modified barium swallow studies in radiology, to patients within inpatient rehabilitation and acute care units. The facility has 27 full-time speech therapy staff and utilizes Meditech electronic medical records.
- Required Qualifications: Valid speech-language pathologist license; at least 1 year of experience in acute care and/or inpatient rehabilitation settings; familiarity with performing modified barium swallow studies; availability for day shifts with 8-hour shifts, 40 hours per week; no specific location requirement.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience working with trauma patients and proficiency in advanced swallow assessments is highly desirable. Candidates with outpatient, skilled nursing, pediatrics, or school-based backgrounds will not be considered.
- Schedule: Day shift, 8 hours per day, minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Candidates should demonstrate flexibility, accountability, and a positive attitude to thrive in this environment. No on-call, floating, or weekend rotation requirements.
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
