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Speech Language Pathology – What Can A Travel SLP Job Do For Your Career?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

By Erica Ronchetti

For physical therapists and occupational therapists, there are many travel therapy jobs that allow these healthcare professionals opportunities to explore the nation, combining a successful career with their love of travel.  This is the case for Speech Language Pathologists (also known as speech therapists) as well.  As SLP careers become more popular, SLP jobs are becoming more commonplace and traveling SLPs are in high demand.  Facilities need to staff qualified speech therapists to fill short term staffing gaps, a perfect opportunity for non-local speech language pathologists to combine their entrepreneurial spirit with love of travel and advance in their careers.

Many companies specialize in connecting speech therapists looking for work with the hospitals and facilities that are looking to hire SLP professionals on a short term basis, taking into account therapist preferences and needs.  A typical SLP travel job would last for approximately 13 weeks, with the therapist in control of where they work for the duration of the assignment.  Typical travel speech language pathologist salaries are very competitive and usually housing and meals are paid for as well.  There is often a myth about lack of insurance or benefits, but that is untrue.  Along with insurance, frequently therapists may receive bonuses on completion of their SLP travel job.

Some people are required to travel as part of their job, and this can often be somewhat of an inconvenience.  Many speech therapy professionals feel the opposite way, and don’t just take on travel speech therapy jobs for the salary and benefits.  Their love for travel and the opportunity to see the country and explore different cities and cultures is a main motivation for pursuing a career in travel therapy.  If you think a traveling speech therapy job is right for you, don’t hesitate to find out more information by visiting http://www.alliedtravelcareers.com/speechtherapyjobs.php and apply now to get in touch with a recruiter today.  Learn how a SLP travel job can advance your career!

Erica Ronchetti is Account Manager for Travel Nurse Source, a recruiting company for traveling nurses.  Travel Nurse Source is affiliated with Allied Travel Careers, a recruiting company for traveling physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists.  For more information on what we do, please visit our websites.

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Areas with Greatest Needs for Therapists

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

Every month, a company called Wanted Technologies gathers data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and online job boards in each U.S. state and researches the number of employees in every professional occupation by city. Then, Wanted calculates the difference between the available supply of employees in each profession in each city in proportion to the demand for employees in that profession. The company then ranks all professions and all cities based on national average. Those that exceed the national average are considered your best bet for finding a job.

The Wanted data regarding jobs in physical therapy, physical therapy assistant, occupational therapy and speech language pathology confirm that these are all some of the “most wanted” health care professionals all over the country. As a travel physical therapist, traveling physical therapy assistant, traveling OT or travel speech language pathologist, these opportunities multiply as new assignments continue to be made available. Here are some of the locations with the greatest demand for rehabilitation therapists and support staff. Contact a travel agency recruiter to find out where your skills are needed the most as a travel therapist.

Travel Physical Therapist Jobs: Orlando, FL; Atlanta, GA; Tucson, AZ; Charlotte, NC

Traveling Occupational Therapy Jobs: Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater area of FL; Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue area of WA

Travel Speech Therapy Jobs: Tampa, St, Petersburg, Clearwater area of Florida

Physical Therapy Assistant Jobs (among the highest demand of all Wanted careers): Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue area of WA; Dallas Fort Worth and Arlington areas of TX

Occupational Therapy Assistants: Philadelphia, PA; Camden, NJ; Wilmington, DE

The Wanted website also features industry wide job forecasts as well as recession forecasts. For more information visit: www.wantedtech.com

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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As States Pass Autism Bills, More Travel SLP’s, Rehab Therapists Needed

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

New Jersey looks to be the 14th state in line to pass an autism treatment bill that will make it mandatory for health insurance companies to cover autism treatments as well as other developmental disabilities. Treatments for autism include speech therapy and speech language pathology. This will increase the already high demand for speech therapists, speech language pathologists, travel speech therapists and traveling speech language pathologists – all integral in autism therapy treatments.

On June 29th, bill “A-2238/S-1651” made its way to the governor’s desk, after passing by a large margin in the Assembly and unanimously in the Senate. The autism bill, following suit with similar such bills in other states, places a $36,000 annual cap on insurance coverage. The bill would require insurance companies to cover expenses related to the screening and diagnosis of autism (and other developmental disabilities), and also includes treatments such as prescribed physical therapy and occupational therapy in addition to speech therapy. Insurers will no longer be able to deny coverage based on the reason that the treatment is not “restorative.”

A study by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that in the 14 states where legislation has been (or is being) passed, one in every 150 children on average is diagnosed with autism. Other states that have recently passed similar legislation, and are likely to have increasing needs for traveling speech therapists, travel physical therapists and traveling occupational therapists, include Wisconsin and West Virginia. Children with autism and other developmental disabilities have multi-disciplinary treatment plans with a strong rehabilitation therapy component, therefore increasing the need for travel therapists and travel therapy jobs in schools and health care facilities nationwide.

Sources: Autism Society of America, IFA Web News

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Speech Language Pathology Goes Remote

Monday, July 6th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

There is a big demand for speech language pathologists and speech therapists in the schools to work with children diagnosed with developmental disorders such as Autism (where increased funding is being sought in state after state), with cognitive disorders, and articulation and language impairments. Traveling speech language pathologists and travel speech therapists are also encouraged to seek out these positions in schools.

While educators work to fill these open positions, speech-language pathologists at Kent State University in Ohio are working on an alternate solution to the conventional face-to-face, one-on-one SLP approach. They have started using a method of SLP practice called “telepractice” in various rural schools, as a way of delivering speech and language therapy remotely to students in need. For the pilot program, the students treated experienced articulation, phonological and language impairments. Similar to conventional SLP, the sessions went according to the child’s existing education plan. The difference was that the sessions were conducted between the SLP and child via a website, computer program and special software with an “e-helper” onsite to assist the child (not from a therapy standpoint).  The Kent State SLP’s who conducted the study reported that one disadvantage they noted was reduced communication between the speech-language pathologist and the classroom teacher. They are currently reviewing results, comparing conventional to “telepractice” SLP and planning future studies.

There are similar telepractice and telemedicine program in various other disciplines in other states as well. Travel speech language pathologists and traveling speech therapists may not have immediate access to these types of technological advances in therapy yet. But, there are still numerous opportunities and slp travel jobs to work directly with children in schools who need speech therapy.

Source: Advance for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Speech Therapists Help With Singing

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

The voice can be a delicate thing. I learned this from experience in the basketball pep band, screaming it out, and by observation, watching shows like American Idol where contestants frequently “sing out” their voice and vocal chords.  Enter the speech therapist and speech language pathologists and their expert abilities to heal the broken otherwise healthy voice and help repair the diseased or otherwise disabled one. Speech therapists have also been known to help patients stop snoring.  Traveling speech therapists and travel speech language pathologists are also extremely valuable in this regard, seeing and treating patients with voice problems in destinations and clinical settings across the country.

Watching the American Idol auditions, I often wonder if traveling speech therapists could create a valuable service where they go up and down the contestant lines, teaching aspiring idols how to properly use their voices without destroying them for the sake of singing. While this might not be feasible, there is another potential career opportunity for traveling therapists like speech therapists who have a background in singing. “Singing voice specialists” are singing teachers with medical training akin to speech language pathology or speech therapy. They specifically treat and rehabilitate patients with vocal injuries. Most have some type of professional singing experience in addition to the required anatomy training.

Training to become a singing voice specialist is informal and is usually a combination of apprenticeship combined with speech language pathology or speech therapy training. Most of the time it is the singing teacher or professional teacher who adds speech therapy training to their repertoire, but anything is possible for the individual with the medical training and singing talent.

Additional Resources: Voiceproblem.org, National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) – www.nats.org

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Speech Therapists Help Snorers

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

Traveling therapists such as travel speech therapists, travel speech language pathologists, and slp travel jobs seekers in these fields, are responsible for much more than what most people would associate with “speech.” SLP’s work with patients rehabilitating from a stroke and others with swallowing difficulties. Speech therapists also work intensively in one-on-one scenarios helping improve outcomes for autistic children. They are involved in many other treatment situations that involve any of the parts of the upper airway and mouth related to speech. One of the patient groups speech therapists work with is a group that I happen to be quite familiar with: snorers. I grew up adjacent to a symphony of snores coming from my parents’ room and now I am the conductor of my own personal symphony lying in the bed next to me.

Most cases of snoring are mild or non-threatening enough that over the counter and home remedies are enough to manage the situation.  For many Americans, however, the problem or snoring is connected to “obstructive sleep apnea,” a disorder that, if left untreated, puts some individuals at risk for heart attack and stroke due to a lack of oxygen flow during sleep. Speech therapists regularly work with sleep apnea patients, teaching them upper airway exercises that help diminish symptoms and increase the individual’s overall well-being.

The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine’s May 15th issue reported the results of a randomized sleep apnea study, during which some participants were assigned actual speech therapy upper airway exercises while others were given “fake” treatment regimens. The study showed that those who participated in the actual speech therapy exercises experienced improved sleep quality. This study and similar research shows the immense value of speech therapists and traveling speech therapists in working with patients across a broad range of illnesses and conditions.

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Travel Therapy Company Focus: Medical Connections Part II

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

Following, is the conclusion of my conversation with Ann Marie Ruggiero, Director of Travel Therapy and Recruiting at Medical Connections. Here, Ann Marie discusses other aspects of a career in travel therapy including how current health care trends may affect this field.

Which areas hold the most opportunities for travel therapists right now?

The majority of assignments are in skilled nursing settings like assisted living facilities, outpatient settings and of course in acute hospital settings. There is a pretty even need between physical therapy travel jobs, occupational therapy travel jobs, and travel speech therapy jobs.

How much experience is ideal for the aspiring travel therapist right now to get hired?

All therapists who aspire to travel need is one year of experience after graduation. The reason for this is that there is often a very minimal amount of orientation on a new assignment.  You may be hitting the floor by 10am on your first day.

In your opinion, how are current healthcare trends affecting travel therapy?

The increase in baby boomers will increase the need for travelers, especially in the skilled nursing facilities that we have contracts with throughout the United States. Even with the economy the way it is, we have found that therapy has slowed down slightly but there is still a big demand for traveling therapists at this time.

In light of this demand, we recommend that our therapists have multiple state licenses to make themselves more marketable and be able to accept a new assignment quickly. These are therapists who do not have a problem finding work at all. One of our benefits is 100% licensure reimbursement.  If you are contemplating going into travel, get at least one or two other state licenses.

Anything else we should know about Medical Connections?

We have wonderful benefits at Medical Connections as well as several solid clients we work with throughout the U.S.  We have recruiters available every day, even on Saturdays.  You can also go to our website (www.medicalconnections.com) to ask a question or submit an application through our website. Most important, I want travel therapists (or those considering this career) to know that we have so many travel therapy jobs right now that we can’t even fill them.

Medical Connections
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Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Travel Therapy Company Focus: Medical Connections

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN. BSN

Following is part one of my conversation with Ann Marie Ruggiero, Director of Travel Therapy and Recruiting at Medical Connections, another valued travel agency partner of Allied Travel Careers.  I spoke with Ann Marie Ruggiero about her company and the hottest physical therapy travel jobs, occupational therapy travel jobs, and speech therapy travel jobs.

What would you like travel therapists to know about your company?

We specialize in travelers and accommodate our clients the best we can for travel, whether for a typical 13 week assignment or sometimes we do shorter assignments based on their needs.  We also have a permanent placement division.  This is great for therapists looking to stay in a certain area or those looking for something more on the permanent level.

What makes Medical Connections really stand out is our customer service. When someone has initially made that call to us, or we receive an ATC lead, customer service is the number one priority for us.  The travel therapy candidate is in constant communication with their recruiter.  They answer any questions the candidate has about the assignment, benefits, compensation, and any other information we have available for them. The recruiter and candidate keep in contact throughout the entire assignment.  A lot of companies, especially the bigger ones, let you speak to your recruiter at one point before the assignment, but once you are on the job you really don’t have any communication with them. That is the biggest difference between us and the competition.

What would you like rehab therapists (physical, occupational, speech) to know about being a travel therapist?

A travel assignment does not necessarily have to be in another state; it’s anything over 50 miles from your home.  People who have never done travel really don’t know that unless a recruiter tells them; they think they have to go to another state.

What are the most popular states for travel therapy assignments right now?

We have assignments everywhere and here are some examples.  California has the largest amount of needs I have seen in awhile. Texas is also a really hot state right now. So are Arkansas, Louisiana, Hawaii, Georgia, Ohio, New Mexico and New Jersey. How about going to the shore for the summer?  The assignment possibilities are really unlimited. This is a great time for travel therapists to go anywhere they want to work.

Read Medical Connections Travel Therapy Company Focus part two.

Medical Connections
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Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Home Based PT, OT Helps Seniors Live Longer

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

There are specific benefits for people who recover from injuries, convalesce from illnesses, and receive palliative end of life care in the home versus in a hospital or extended care facility. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and travel therapists in these fields play key roles in home health care, especially for seniors. Now, there is recent research showing just how valuable physical and occupational therapy can be for the elderly in their homes.

The study was done by researchers from the Applied Research no Aging and Health at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. The study participants were seniors living in their homes who were otherwise healthy but starting to experience functional challenges (trouble bending, opening jars, button clothing, get out of the tub, etc.).

It showed that those who received specific physical and occupational therapy interventions lived on average three and a half years longer than those who did not receive the rehab therapy. In addition to physical and occupational therapy, the intervention also included minor safety modifications to participants’ homes.

Physical and occupational therapists play valuable assessment, problem solving and therapeutic roles in home health. Therapists as well as traveling physical therapists and travel occupational therapists teach seniors to perform activities of daily living in a safe way that conserve energy, provide balance and stability training, educate seniors and their families about fall prevention, and provide memory retraining exercises in some instances.

Rehabilitation therapy interventions in the homes have been proven to increase the life expectancy, social and psychological health and quality of life for America’s aging population. There is a huge need for physical therapy travel jobs and occupational therapy travel jobs (and those who aspire to enter the field) who want to make a difference in this area of home health.

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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Travel Therapy Assignments Galore

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN

As part of my research for upcoming columns, I have had the pleasure of interviewing travel therapy recruitment representatives from www.AlliedTravelCareers.com list of valued partner agencies. I have to admit that, even though I was well aware of the need for rehab therapists in hospitals and acute care settings across the country, I had no idea the extent of staffing needs in this area of medicine.

Each travel agency representative I have interviewed so far (with several more to go), has expressed a great need for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech language pathologists who are looking for travel therapy jobs. One representative even pointed out that the definition of “travel” is a flexible one that can mean within 50 miles from your home.  Many of these same recruiters are hiring therapists into permanent positions.  If you are a therapist looking to custom design your career – from assignment locations (Texas is overflowing with available assignments) to salary, comprehensive benefits, your choice of clinical settings and assignment flexibility – this is absolutely the time to contact a recruiter from our partner agencies.

Stay connected with the blog here on ATC for more details from these interviews including specific information about the travel therapy companies and what they have to offer. Whether you are already a traveling therapist or considering a career in travel physical therapy, travel occupational therapy, or travel speech language pathology, the information generously shared by these industry experts will benefit your career.

Christine Whitmarsh is a Registered Nurse with a BSN from the University of Rhode Island. She is a freelance health journalist and medical writer and a contributor to Travel Nurse Source and Allied Travel Careers.

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