Travel Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in Zion, IL at Cynet Health
Zion, IL 60099
About the Job
Weekly Pay Range - $3082 To $3425
**Job Title:** Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
**Job Specialty:** Inpatient Rehabilitation - Speech Therapy
**Job Duration:** 13 Weeks
**Shift:** Day Shift, 5x8-Hour (08:00 - 16:30)
**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified
**Experience:** 2 years required, 5 preferred; First-time traveler OK
**License:** State SLP License in hand
**Certifications:** BLS (AHA only, no HeartCode)
**Must-Have:**
- Dysarthria
- Dysphagia
- Tracheostomy
- Voice
- Bedside Swallow Evaluation
- Conducting and interpreting Modified Barium Swallow Studies
- Knowledge of signs & symptoms of abuse
- Patient/Family Education
- Assessment, Evaluation and Discharge
- Point of Service Documentation
- Reassessments
- Experience with Young, Middle, and Older Adult Cases
**Job Description:**
- Hybrid inpatient/outpatient role focusing on oncology-based care, specifically head/neck oncology, tracheostomy care, and laryngectomy care.
- Work schedule of 5x8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, 08:00 - 16:30.
- No on-call duties, no floating, and no weekend shifts.
- The unit generally operates at a moderate pace with fluctuations.
- Common responsibilities include conducting Modified Barium Swallow Studies.
- Primary duties involve cognitive, language, speech, and voice assessment and treatments.
- Required to wear wine-colored scrubs (not provided).
- Use EPIC for documentation.
- Orientation period includes approximately 80 hours, with 72 hours on the floor.
- Preferred experience with acute care, adult outpatient, CVA, laryngectomy, and various speech and language assessments.
- Experience with Passy Muir Valves, voice prostheses, and modifying diet orders is advantageous.
- Experience with the International Dysphagia Diet, myofascial release/manual therapy, and augmentative communication is preferred.
- Must be comfortable with SLP evaluation coding and understand insurances like Medicaid, Medicare A, and Medicare B.
Please include answers to the following questions with your application:
- How many unsupervised or outside-of-grad-school Modified Barium Swallow Studies have you completed per week, or in total?
- How many total laryngectomy patients have you treated, and when was the last time you treated a total laryngectomy patient?
- Do you have experience with seeing head and neck patients immediately post-surgery? How recently, and can you provide examples of surgeries you have seen?
COVID-19 Vaccine is required with medical/religious exemptions only
Flu Vaccine status is unknown
Local candidates accepted within a 75-mile radius.
**Job Title:** Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
**Job Specialty:** Inpatient Rehabilitation - Speech Therapy
**Job Duration:** 13 Weeks
**Shift:** Day Shift, 5x8-Hour (08:00 - 16:30)
**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified
**Experience:** 2 years required, 5 preferred; First-time traveler OK
**License:** State SLP License in hand
**Certifications:** BLS (AHA only, no HeartCode)
**Must-Have:**
- Dysarthria
- Dysphagia
- Tracheostomy
- Voice
- Bedside Swallow Evaluation
- Conducting and interpreting Modified Barium Swallow Studies
- Knowledge of signs & symptoms of abuse
- Patient/Family Education
- Assessment, Evaluation and Discharge
- Point of Service Documentation
- Reassessments
- Experience with Young, Middle, and Older Adult Cases
**Job Description:**
- Hybrid inpatient/outpatient role focusing on oncology-based care, specifically head/neck oncology, tracheostomy care, and laryngectomy care.
- Work schedule of 5x8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, 08:00 - 16:30.
- No on-call duties, no floating, and no weekend shifts.
- The unit generally operates at a moderate pace with fluctuations.
- Common responsibilities include conducting Modified Barium Swallow Studies.
- Primary duties involve cognitive, language, speech, and voice assessment and treatments.
- Required to wear wine-colored scrubs (not provided).
- Use EPIC for documentation.
- Orientation period includes approximately 80 hours, with 72 hours on the floor.
- Preferred experience with acute care, adult outpatient, CVA, laryngectomy, and various speech and language assessments.
- Experience with Passy Muir Valves, voice prostheses, and modifying diet orders is advantageous.
- Experience with the International Dysphagia Diet, myofascial release/manual therapy, and augmentative communication is preferred.
- Must be comfortable with SLP evaluation coding and understand insurances like Medicaid, Medicare A, and Medicare B.
Please include answers to the following questions with your application:
- How many unsupervised or outside-of-grad-school Modified Barium Swallow Studies have you completed per week, or in total?
- How many total laryngectomy patients have you treated, and when was the last time you treated a total laryngectomy patient?
- Do you have experience with seeing head and neck patients immediately post-surgery? How recently, and can you provide examples of surgeries you have seen?
COVID-19 Vaccine is required with medical/religious exemptions only
Flu Vaccine status is unknown
Local candidates accepted within a 75-mile radius.
