Location: Portland, OR

Start Date: 08-17-2026

End Date: 12-07-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Sunday-Wednesday, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Day shift, 4x10-hour block schedule; 1 weekend day required; may consider five 8-hour days to cover maternity leave)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $57 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

• Perform bedside swallow evaluations and manage dysphagia care for adult inpatients
• Conduct and assist with modified barium swallow studies (MBSS)
• Manage patients with trach/vent needs and implement Passy Muir valve protocols
• Document assessments, evaluations and discharge plans in Epic accurately and promptly
• Provide patient- and family-centered education to support recovery and safe discharge
• Collaborate with nursing and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate high-quality acute care
• Use outcome measures and evaluation tools to track patient progress and plan care
• Maintain competency with specialized voice and swallow instrumentation and techniques as needed

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of relevant Speech-Language Pathology experience (explicit in posting)
• Experience in acute care/short-term acute care and working with adult populations
• Proven skills in dysphagia management, bedside swallow evaluation, and MBSS
• Comfort managing trach/vent patients and using Passy Muir valves
• Charting experience in Epic (required)
• BLS preferred
• Willingness to work the required block schedule (Sunday–Wednesday) and one weekend day

Knowledge & Skills

• Acute care and adult patient care expertise
• Dysphagia management and bedside swallow evaluation
• Conducting Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS)
• Trach/vent management and Passy Muir valve experience
• Epic charting and accurate documentation (Assessment, Evaluation, Discharge)
• Augmentative & alternative communication methods and tools (communication boards, devices)
• Voice and resonance assessment techniques, acoustic analysis, nasoendoscopy, videostroboscopy
• Familiarity with outcome and assessment tools (NOMS, WAB, ALPS, BAE, CADL, CELF, PICA, Rossetti, etc.)
• Patient/family education and interdisciplinary collaboration

Benefits

• A supportive interdisciplinary team that values YOU and your clinical expertise
• Medical, dental & vision coverage to keep you healthy
• Paid time off so you can recharge between meaningful assignments
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to keep your credentials current
• Ongoing continuing education and professional development opportunities
• Free on-site parking (no fee)
• Flexible scheduling conversations — block or potential 8-hour options
• Opportunities for mentorship and career growth in a teaching hospital setting

Travel Perks: Explore Portland, OR

Portland is a great base for adventures between shifts: browse the world-famous Powell's City of Books, explore eclectic food cart pods and local breweries, hike Forest Park or take a short drive to Multnomah Falls and the Columbia River Gorge. If you want a weekend getaway, Mount Hood skiing and the Oregon Coast (Cannon Beach) are within easy reach—perfect for recharging after a block of shifts.

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