Location: Anchorage, AK

Start Date: 04-13-2026

End Date: 07-13-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts (clinician's choice): 4x10 (7:00 AM - 5:30 PM) OR 5x8 (40 hrs/week; specific 8-hour start/end times not specified). Approximately 2 weekend days per month if a weekend day is not part of the regular schedule. Day shift

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $64 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat adult inpatient rehabilitation patients with communication and swallowing disorders using evidence-based SLP approaches
• Perform bedside swallow evaluations and participate in FEES and Modified Barium Swallow studies as appropriate
• Develop and implement individualized plans of care, documenting assessments, treatment progress and discharge plans in Epic
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (PT, OT, nursing, respiratory) to optimize patient outcomes after stroke, TBI, spinal cord injury and other neurologic or orthopedic conditions
• Provide patient and family education, training caregivers on compensatory strategies and safe diet modifications
• Lead or participate in in‑service training and contribute to functional maintenance programs
• Support safe management of tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients within SLP scope, including Passy Muir valve trials and suctioning protocols

Qualifications

• Alaska SLP license preferred (pending licenses accepted; strong preference for AK license in hand)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of SLP experience (first-timers accepted — we welcome new grads with the right skills!)
• Acute inpatient rehabilitation facility experience required; acute care experience preferred
• Experience with Epic charting preferred
• Comfort managing trach/vent patients, dysphagia protocols (FEES/MBS) and augmentative communication solutions
• Able to work some weekends (about 2 per month) and follow facility scheduling/ RTO requirements

Knowledge & Skills

• Dysphagia management, bedside swallow evaluation and compensatory strategies
• Conducting and interpreting FEES and Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBS)
• Trachostomy and ventilator management, Passy Muir valve trials and suctioning
• Adult rehabilitation focus (stroke, TBI, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative disease, orthopedic rehab)
• SLP documentation, assessment, POC development and SLP evaluation coding
• Augmentative & alternative communication (communication boards, AAC devices)
• Frazier Free Water Protocol, hyolaryngeal exercises and diet modification expertise
• Familiarity with evaluation tools such as ALPS, WAB, BAE and BIMS (where relevant)
• Patient/family education, in-service training and interdisciplinary collaboration

Benefits

• Generous travel support and logistics help to make your move smooth and simple
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision coverage options
• 401K retirement savings plan to help you plan for the future
• Life insurance and disability coverage for peace of mind
• Paid time off so you can recharge (we want you at your best!)
• Licensure assistance & reimbursement to help you get and keep your AK SLP license
• Travel reimbursement and relocation guidance to get you on-site faster
• A supportive interdisciplinary team that values your expertise and growth
• Professional development and in‑service training opportunities

Travel Perks: Explore Anchorage, AK

Anchorage is an outdoor lover’s playground: hike or bike the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, explore the Chugach Mountains, visit the Anchorage Museum and Alaska Native Heritage Center, or take day trips to see glaciers and wildlife in nearby Kenai Fjords and Chugach State Park. Enjoy fresh seafood, salmon runs in season, birdwatching at Potter Marsh, and — if you’re here in the right months — spectacular Northern Lights viewing. Skiing, fishing, kayaking and scenic drives are all within reach for adventurous weekends.

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