Speech-Language Pathologist, Inpatient and Outpatient
Marshall, Michigan
Oaklawn Hospital

Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) – Inpatient / Outpatient (Days)

Location: Marshall, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Shift: Days
Hours per Day: 9
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide speech, language, and dysphagia services to adult patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Responsibilities include evaluations, treatment planning, administering therapies, bedside swallow studies, diet recommendations, and monitoring. Must work independently and be ready to start immediately.

Essential Functions

• Perform patient evaluations and treatments for speech, language, and swallowing disorders.
• Design and revise individualized plans of care and goals.
• Provide written and verbal reports to physicians.
• Complete documentation according to unit and regulatory standards.
• Participate in in-service education, staff meetings, patient care committees, case conferences, and community education projects.
• Stay current with trends and developments in speech and swallowing disorders.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology.
• Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
• Current Michigan SLP license.
• Minimum 2 years pediatric SLP experience (pediatric experience required).
• Experience with Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS).
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification.
• Ability and willingness to work in both inpatient and outpatient units.
• Must have own vehicle for assignment.
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.
• New graduates will not be considered.

Additional Requirements

• Candidate must reside more than 50 miles from the facility.
• Requested time off (RTO) must be submitted and approved at the time of application; no more than 5 days of RTO allowed.
• Must submit a skills checklist current to within 1 year.
• Must provide at least one supervisory-signed reference from the past two years.
• Traveler’s permanent address must be included in the profile.

Work Environment & Culture

• Business casual or matching scrubs dress code.
• Electronic Medical Record system: McKesson.
• Facility is a 78-bed hospital in a historic and charming town with local cultural attractions and nearby cities within 90 minutes for day trips.

Notes

• Orientation is non-billable.
• Holiday, overtime, and call-back multipliers apply (details withheld).
• Call pay applies (details withheld).

This position is ideal for experienced SLPs seeking a temporary assignment with a mix of inpatient and outpatient adult and pediatric caseloads in a supportive, community-oriented environment.