Therapy/Rehabilitation

Join our team as a Speech Language Pathologist in Chewelah, WA on a 13-week travel/contract assignment. Enjoy a structured schedule with guaranteed 36 hours per week and day shifts (3x8 hours) to support your work-life rhythm.

Position Details

• Role: Speech Language Pathologist
• Location: Chewelah, WA
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Setting: Acute Care PT (acute care, LTAC, and SNF)
• Shift: Day (3x8 Hours) — 8:00 to 16:00
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• Start Date: 2026-08-10
• Pay: $56.00 - $67.00 per hour

Requirements

• Experience: 1 year of experience
• Licensure/Certifications: BLS, WA License
• Charting System: Preferred (Epic)
• Travel Experience Required: No

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and therapy focused on speech, language, cognition, and swallowing needs across acute care, Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) (required), and skilled nursing facility (SNF) (required).
• Conduct evaluations and develop Plan of Care with clearly defined Short Term Goals.
• Perform and document therapy interventions including AROM/AAROM/PROM and ongoing progress toward functional goals.
• Support patient safety through patient family education (required) and safety and injury prevention (required).
• Perform pain assessment and monitor sensory response (required).
• Assess and support functional mobility using appropriate adaptive devices (required), assistive devices, and required equipment.
• Complete required documentation including Evaluation, Assessment, Plan of Care, Short Term Goals, Time Management, and Discharge (required).
• Use Home Exercise Program (required) and reinforce continuity of care.

Assessment & Clinical Focus

• Evaluate arousal and attention (required) and apply cognitive strategies as appropriate.
• Perform strength testing and assess body mechanics (required).
• Identify environmental barriers and address vital sign monitoring.
• Assess skin integrity.
• Support therapy plans for the following specialty areas:
• Cardiopulmonary (required), geriatics (required), neurology (required), and orthopedics (required).

Neurologic Patient Focus (Required)

• Cognitive disorders
• Concussion
• Dementia/Alzheimer’s
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Muscular dystrophy
• Nerve Palsy
• Parkinson’s disease
• Post Stroke Rehabilitation
• Spinal cord injury
• Traumatic Brain injury

Orthopedic Patient Focus (Required)

• Gait training
• Hip fractures/injuries
• Knee injuries/tendinopathy
• LE Amputations
• Low back pain
• Osteoarthritis
• Post op cervical surgery
• Post op shoulder repair
• Post op spinal surgery
• Prosthetic training
• Total hip replacement
• Total knee replacement

Equipment & Devices (Required)

• Bed alarms (required)
• Call lights (required)
• Compression devices for lymphedema (required)
• Crutches (required)
• Gait belt
• Hospital beds/Specialty beds (required)
• Hoyer lift (required)
• Lower extremity prosthetics (required)
• Rolling Walker (required)
• Sit to stand lift (required)
• Sliding boards (required)
• Standard Walker
• Supplemental oxygen delivery (required)

Why This Role

• Guaranteed hours and a predictable schedule (3x8 hours, days) designed to support consistency.
• Build and apply skills across acute care, LTAC, and SNF settings.
• Opportunity to work with a wide range of neurologic and orthopedic diagnoses while documenting your impact from evaluation through discharge.

Compensation & Why Quick2Hire

$56.00 - $67.00 per hour

• Quick2Hire is your staffing partner for this travel/contract assignment.
• You’ll have a dedicated recruiter supporting you throughout the assignment.
• Enjoy reliable weekly pay.
• Quick2Hire also offers per diem shifts if you want extra flexibility.

Ready to apply? Submit your application through Quick2Hire to be considered for this Chewelah, WA Speech Language Pathologist contract.

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