Travel Speech Language Pathologist

This travel Speech Language Pathologist job in Anchorage, AK with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Speech Language Pathologist contract at Alaska Regional Hospital . This role pays $2,036 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this travel Speech Language Pathologist job, you will support patient care through specialty-specific clinical services, perform assessments and treatments within your scope of practice, document patient progress, operate relevant medical equipment, and collaborate with physicians and the broader care team to help deliver quality patient outcomes. Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with personalized recruiter guidance, fast and straightforward onboarding, complimentary licensing support, and benefits that start on Day 1.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing function and establish individualized treatment plans
• Deliver skilled therapy for communication and swallowing disorders across the assigned caseload
• Assess and manage dysphagia, including diet-texture recommendations and participation in instrumental swallow studies when assigned
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers on communication and safe-swallowing strategies

Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage combines emergency, surgical and neurological care with a 10-bed acute inpatient rehabilitation unit. The unit provides physical, occupational and speech-language therapy within the hospital.

• The rehabilitation program serves people with stroke, traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries, multiple major traumatic injuries, and medically complex conditions.
• Physical therapy addresses bed mobility, transfers, walking and wheelchair use, with exercises selected for range of motion, strength and endurance.
• Occupational therapy covers self-care and visual-perceptual tasks, with education in adaptive equipment, home safety, energy conservation and joint protection.
• Speech-language pathology addresses communication, cognition, and swallowing, including swallowing evaluations and compensatory techniques when needed.
• Rehabilitation physicians and nurses provide medical oversight, while therapists, case managers, social workers, and registered dietitians contribute to the interdisciplinary program.