Speech Language Pathologist
Position Highlights 
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Specialty: Speech Therapy | Speech Language Pathologist
City: Portland
State: Maine
Metro Area: Portland ME
Job ID: P-281404
Shift: Days - 40 Weekly Hrs.
Length: 13 Weeks
Est. Gross Weekly Pay*: $2321
Start Date: ASAP
Facility Setting: Hospital
Assignment Location
American Traveler Allied has an opening for a contract Speech Language Pathologist in Maine. This assignment puts you in the Portland ME area. Enjoy the increased pay and new experiences that come with traveling to locations like Portland, along with our full benefits package and top-rated customer service.
Facility Details
This non-profit facility is a 600+ licensed-bed teaching hospital for several nationally recognized schools of medicine, and has obtained the rating of Level 1 Trauma Center. With a long history of teaching and providing care, it is the largest hospital in northern New England. Recently named by U.S. News as one of the top hospitals in America for heart care, orthopedics and gynecology, it is also home to one of the top 25 children's hospitals in the country.
Location Info: Take in nature's bounty on Maine's many inland rivers and lakes.
Speech Ther. Job Responsibilities
Speech-language pathologists work to prevent, identify, and overcome various speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders or challenges.
Certified speech-language pathologists may be required to hold an American Heart Association BLS depending on their state of practice and healthcare employer. Many certified SLPs choose to specialize informally, meaning that they focus on one component of speech, language, or swallowing, on a specific age group, or on a specific patient group. For example, an SLP may mainly assist individuals with speech disfluency, work exclusively with geriatric patients, or focus on post-surgical patients. Some speech-language pathologists, however, choose to pursue formal specialization through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). An SLP may only apply for specialization after obtaining his or her national certification, the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP), and meeting the requisite experience. At this point they can apply to become a Board Certified Specialist (BCS) in one of the following areas: American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders, American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders, American Audiology Board of Intraoperative Monitoring
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- fast start $$ - above average pay in this specialty
Date Posted: 2024-09-12
