Inpatient Speech-Language Pathologist
Anchorage, AK
HonorVet Technologies
5x8 hrs
Referral Bonus

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.