Travel Speech Language Pathologist - $2,432 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel Speech Language Pathologist for a travel job in northridge, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Speech Language Pathologist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Roles & Responsibilities – Speech-Language Pathologist

• Evaluate and treat patients with speech, language, cognitive, communication, and swallowing disorders.
• Perform comprehensive speech-language and swallowing assessments based on physician orders and patient needs.
• Conduct bedside clinical swallow evaluations and identify patients at risk for aspiration or other swallowing complications.
• Perform or assist with video swallowing studies when qualified and required.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on assessment findings and patient goals.
• Provide speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing therapy to assigned patients.
• Treat patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorders, trauma, cognitive impairments, and dysphagia.
• Provide appropriate patient and family education regarding communication strategies, swallowing precautions, diet recommendations, and therapy plans.
• Recommend appropriate diet modifications, swallowing strategies, and compensatory techniques within scope of practice.
• Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans based on response to therapy.
• Document evaluations, treatment sessions, progress, recommendations, and discharge information accurately in Cerner PowerChart.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, dietitians, PTs, OTs, rehab aides, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in interdisciplinary care planning and patient discharge planning.
• Follow facility policies, infection-control procedures, patient-safety standards, and professional SLP practice guidelines.
• Provide care across inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation settings according to the facility's specific assignment.
• Manage assigned caseloads, which may be up to approximately 13 inpatient patients per day or up to 9 outpatient patients per day, depending on the assigned area.
• Work with rehab aides and other therapy staff to support safe and effective patient care.
• Participate in department-specific orientation and Cerner training as required.

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Requirements Minimum 1 year of Speech-Language Pathology experience required Candidates with strong inpatient clinical experience may be considered even without a full year of experience. CCC-SLP required through ASHA. BLS required. Active state license required for submission. Cerner PowerChart experience preferred. Previous travel experience preferred. Trauma experience preferred. Experience with inpatient, outpatient, or rehabilitation settings based on the specific requisition. Bedside swallow evaluation experience required. Experience with videofluoroscopic/video swallowing studies preferred. Experience with patients with stroke, TBI, neurological conditions, trauma, cognitive impairments, and swallowing difficulties preferred. Must be able to work independently and collaborate with PT, OT, nursing, physicians, and rehab staff. Must be flexible to cover the assigned area and potentially float to other areas as needed. BSN not required. 40 guaranteed hours/week. Schedule is generally 8-hour shifts, with this assignment listed as Tuesday–Saturday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM. Holidays are generally not required. Uniform: maroon polo shirt, dark-colored pants, closed-toe shoes; lab coat optional.

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits