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Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) – Hospital Travel Assignment in Oakland, CA

Advance your pediatric SLP career with a hospital travel assignment in Oakland, California, providing communication, feeding, and swallowing care to pediatric and adolescent patients. Join a collaborative teaching-hospital team and enjoy the energy, cultural diversity, and Bay Area access that make Oakland a vibrant place to live and work.

Travel SLP Job Details

• Location: Oakland, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,440–$2,620
• Assignment Dates: October 19, 2026 – February 22, 2027
• Contract Duration: Approximately 18 weeks
• Schedule: 5 shifts per week, Monday through Friday
• Shift Duration: 8-hour day shifts, approximately 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Healthcare Setting: Hospital-based teaching environment
• Patient Population: Pediatric and adolescent patients
• Expected Volume: Approximately 7 visits per day
• Documentation System: Epic

Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of Speech-Language Pathology experience, including at least 1 year of hospital experience
• Acute care experience required
• Current California Speech-Language Pathologist license in hand
• Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP)
• Current BLS certification
• Teaching-hospital experience required
• Experience with Epic or a comparable electronic health record system
• Pediatric hospital, pediatric outpatient, pediatric rehabilitation, or PICU experience preferred

Speech-Language Pathologist Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat pediatric and adolescent patients with communication, language, developmental, cognitive, feeding, and swallowing disorders
• Perform bedside swallow evaluations, oral-motor examinations, and related dysphagia assessments
• Conduct and interpret modified barium swallow studies when clinically indicated
• Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care
• Provide evidence-based speech therapy and rehabilitation services for speech, language, cognition, feeding, and swallowing needs
• Use augmentative and alternative communication strategies and devices when appropriate
• Educate patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members about treatment plans, compensatory strategies, diet modifications, and safe swallowing techniques
• Complete timely clinical documentation, reassessments, discharge planning, and therapy coding in Epic
• Collaborate with physical therapy, respiratory services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, interpretation services, and rapid response teams

Apply now for this pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist travel opportunity in Oakland, California, and join a leading hospital-based healthcare team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.