Travel SLP | 13-Week LTC Acute Care Role - Guaranteed Hours

HealthForce Healthcare; Waldorf (MD); On-site; USD 89,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed hours

24/7 recruiter and travel support

Dedicated support throughout the assig

Extension opportunities

Job summary

HealthForce Healthcare seeks a Speech Language Pathologist for an acute care travel assignment in Waldorf, MD. The role runs for 13 weeks with a 35-hour work week (5x8, 08:00–16:30).

Start date is 11/30/2026 with potential extension opportunities and ongoing support from a dedicated recruiter. Responsibilities include evaluations, treatment plan development, dysphagia management, and collaboration with dietary, nursing, and care teams in a long-term care nursing home setting.

Qualifications

• Ability to work effectively in a long-term care setting.
• Strong communication and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and therapy documentation.
• Willingness to participate in a travel assignment and meet onboarding/credentialing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct evaluations and provide therapeutic interventions for residents with speech, language, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized treatment plans; document progress and adjust goals as needed
• Perform bedside swallow assessments and manage dysphagia care in collaboration with dietary and nursing teams
• Maintain accurate progress notes and therapy documentation in the medical record; contribute to care planning and interdisciplinary rounds
• Collaborate with the care team to optimize residents’ communication and swallowing outcomes; educate families and caregivers as appropriate
• Adhere to infection control, privacy, and facility policies, ensuring safe, patient-centered practice in a skilled nursing setting

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Electronic health records

Therapy documentation

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

HealthForce Healthcare seeks a Speech Language Pathologist for an acute care travel assignment in Waldorf, MD. The role runs for 13 weeks with a 35-hour work week (5x8, 08:00–16:30).

Start date is 11/30/2026 with potential extension opportunities and ongoing support from a dedicated recruiter. Responsibilities include evaluations, treatment plan development, dysphagia management, and collaboration with dietary, nursing, and care teams in a long-term care nursing home setting.