Travel/Contract
Inpatient/Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist
REQ ID: 60956
Start Date: ASAP
Shift: 4x10s or 5x8s (flexible)
Years of Experience: 1
First Timers Accepted: Yes
Certs REQ: BLS, Alaska SLP License
Skills REQ: Acute Care Experience, FEES, MBS-IMP
Is on-call REQ: No
Weekend REQ: Yes. Will include some/minimal weekends
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs?: N/a
Open to accommodating block schedule?: No
Locals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facility
Pending License Accepted: No
RTO Restrictions: Time off approved on an individual basis upon offer
Guaranteed Hours: 70 Hours per 2 weeks - Traveler can be called off for 1, 10-hour shift per 2 weeks (or 1, 8-hour shift per 2 weeks depending on schedule)
UNIT DESCRIPTION:
Unit census is 50-70 patients daily, 5-6 SLPs scheduled weekdays and 3-4 on w/e's. FEES and MBS. All SLPs required to complete MBS-IMP. Patients don't have a lot of post-acute discharge facility options, often get stuck in the hospital so SLPs will be treating patients from ICU level to SNF/OP level. ICU rotation is not required and SLP will be assessed for clinical readiness to cover ICU.
General Skills Experience
PREFERRED:
Transfer Training
Video Fluoroscopy
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Adult Exp
PREFERRED:
Coma Stimulation (Adult)
Anoxia
REQUIRED:
Telephone Calls
Aphasia
Apraxia
Dementia/Alzheimers
FACILITY INFORMATION
Type of Facility: Acute Hospital
Magnet/Teaching/Level Trauma: Magnet Facility, Level II Trauma, USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska
Total Staffed Beds: 407
Scrub Color: Any or business casual
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Parking is free
Shift Details: Day (4x10 Hours) 7:00 17:00
Start Date: 10/14/2024
Covid: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions and Declinations Allowed