HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel Speech Language Pathologist for a travel job in Anchorage, Alaska.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist
- Discipline: Therapy
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Title: Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Acute Care Hospital
Location: Anchorage, AK 99508
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day 5x8-Hour (08:30 - 17:00)
Responsibilities:
Provide inpatient SLP care in an acute hospital setting.
Manage unit census of 50–70 patients daily; collaborate with 5–6 SLPs on weekdays and 3–4 on weekends.
Conduct FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing) and MBS (Modified Barium Swallow) evaluations; all SLPs must complete MBS-IMP.
Treat patients across the care continuum, from ICU-level to SNF/Outpatient-level; ICU rotation not required, but readiness may be assessed.
Perform bedside swallow evaluations, dysphagia management, compensatory strategies, and use of alternative communication devices (communication boards, memory aids, augmentative communication).
Conduct assessments, evaluations, discharges, and reassessments; complete SLP evaluation coding and plan of care.
Provide patient/family education and functional maintenance programs.
Participate in interdisciplinary care and in-service training as needed.
Required Qualifications:
Minimum 1 year of experience as an SLP.
BLS certification.
State license in Alaska (AK).
Experience with aphasia, apraxia, dementia/Alzheimer's, and adult patients.
Telephone call management experience related to patient care.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with ICU patients, dysarthria, fluency, laryngectomy, tracheostomy, ventilator-assisted patients, TBI, CVA, degenerative diseases, hearing impairments, and behavioral/neurodevelopmental disorders.
Experience with transfer training, video fluoroscopy, coma stimulation, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy.
Knowledge of adaptive equipment and thermal simulation techniques.
HonorVet Technologies Job ID #31593582. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Therapy/Rehabilitation/SLP Acute Care Hospital
About HonorVet Technologies
HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes
Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.
As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.
At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.
Benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Continuing Education
- Medical benefits
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Dental benefits
- Guaranteed Hours
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Bereavement
- Holiday Pay
- Sick pay
- Retention bonus
