What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Speech Therapist - Acute Care Hospital position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
- Hours: 40 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with acute care experience and bedside swallow evaluation skills for a 13-week travel assignment at a Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma teaching hospital in Saint Cloud, MN.
Details
- Acute care hospital setting at a 479-bed Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma teaching facility
- SLP unit focused on acute care speech-language pathology services
- Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours (8:00–16:30)
- Every 5th weekend required, including both Saturday and Sunday
- 13-week contract
- Charting via Epic (experience preferred)
- Free parking available in the North Lot in any unrestricted space
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of acute care SLP experience required
- Experience with bedside swallow evaluations and treatments required
- Active Minnesota SLP license required; pending license not accepted — license required if applicable
- BLS certification required
- CCC-SLP certification required
- Video fluoroscopy swallow evaluation experience preferred
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
Additional Information
- Performs bedside swallow evaluations and treatments as a core daily responsibility
- Conducts and interprets Modified Barium Swallow Studies (preferred skill)
- Works with adult patients presenting with dysphagia, dysarthria, CVA, TBI, degenerative diseases, nervous system disorders, tracheostomy, and ventilator-dependent conditions
- Utilizes augmentative and alternative communication devices and communication boards
- Provides patient and family education on therapy goals and care plans
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on discharge planning, diet modification, and plan of care
- Travelers are required to work holidays as needed by the facility
- All RTO must be disclosed and finalized at time of submission; no RTO in the first week of the assignment and no more than 10 days RTO per assignment
- Candidates must live more than 25 miles from the facility to be eligible
- Former permanent employees must be separated from the facility for at least 9 months before returning as a traveler
- All travelers must complete Minnesota Livescan fingerprinting in person within 48 hours of contract signing; this is a state requirement with no exceptions and travelers are responsible for all associated travel arrangements
- Required lab work must be completed within 48 hours of contract signing
- Vaccine exemption documentation must be submitted with the candidate profile if requesting a medical or religious exemption
- Scrub color requirements are available in the facility profile
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan