SLP Staffing
Cover Speech Language Pathologist Shifts on Short Notice
Post the shifts you need covered and get them filled quickly by credentialed SLPs nearby. No lengthy contracts.
Post a Shift
Find speech language pathologists nearby at short notice
Pick Up a Shift
Looking for SLP shifts near you?
Over 6,500 workplaces and 1 million workers across the U.S. use Clipboard.
Simpler and Faster Than an SLP Staffing Agency
Fast Coverage
Post at short notice and the shift goes straight to SLPs nearby.
Clear Credentials
Certifications are checked before an SLP takes your shift.
Familiar Faces
Get the same SLPs back most of the time without having to request them.
Fast Coverage
Post at short notice and the shift goes straight to SLPs nearby.
Clear Credentials
Certifications are checked before an SLP takes your shift.
Familiar Faces
Get the same SLPs back most of the time without having to request them.
Per Diem SLP Staffing Without Long-Term Contracts
Clipboard is an SLP staffing marketplace built for shifts that come up at short notice. Rehab, long-term care, home health and hospital teams use it to book a per diem SLP by the shift.
You post the shift and hours you need, and a certified SLP or SLP assistant picks it up. You don’t have to choose or approve who comes in, and you pay nothing until the shift is staffed.
If an SLP or SLP assistant doesn’t turn up, we connect you with a replacement at no extra cost.
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Shifts covered when posted a day ahead
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Shifts covered by someone you’ve worked with
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How to Book an SLP
Create Your Shifts
Select the role, date, and time that you need support.
Get Matched with a Worker
Your shifts are automatically shared with workers who have the right qualifications.
Your SLP Shifts Filled
See every worker's info and qualifications in one place. We do the rest, from scheduling to documentation to payment.
Transparent Pricing
Free to Post a Shift
No Minimum Commitment
If They Don’t Turn Up, We Connect You With Another
We put your shift out again at no extra cost. If the shift isn’t filled, it isn’t charged.
Dependable Hourly Rates With No Surprises
See the hourly rates for SLP shifts in your area before you post.
You pay for the hours worked on shifts that get staffed, and posting a shift is free. If you want to hire an SLP you’ve booked, there’s no placement fee.
Are You an SLP or SLP Assistant Looking for Shifts?
Sign up free, upload your credentials once, and see the open shifts at facilities near you. Pick up what fits your week and get paid as quickly as the same day.
Free to Join
Sign up and upload your credentials at no cost.
Your Schedule
Pick up only the shifts that fit your week.
Fast Pay
Get paid the same day for a small fee.
Areas Covered
Nationwide SLP Staffing Coverage
Clipboard is used by facilities across the country. Post a shift anywhere and it goes to the credentialed professionals nearest you.
Clipboard is the reason we can say yes to patients we never could have reached before.
Izabella, HR Director
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The Easier Way to Fill Shifts
With Clipboard, you have access to a range of credentialed SLPs in your area who are available at short notice. There’s no agency markup and no in-house bank to manage.
| Measure | Clipboard | Agency | In-house bank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment | None required | Term contract | Internal policy |
| Cost structure | Clear hourly rate | Percentage markup | Overtime and admin |
| Compliance checks | Verified by Clipboard | Held by the agency | Yours to run |
| Cover if no-show | Connect you with a replacement | You chase it | Yours |
What Is a Speech Language Pathologist?
A speech language pathologist (SLP) is a clinician who assesses and treats problems with swallowing, speech, language and cognitive-communication. In healthcare settings, most of an SLP’s caseload is adults recovering from illness, injury or stroke, and older adults with swallowing difficulties.
What Is SLP Staffing?
SLP staffing is how a facility brings in an SLP or SLP assistant for the days its therapy team is short, so evaluations and sessions don’t stall while someone is away. What an SLP may do varies by state and by building.
What SLP Staffing Covers
Memory, attention and problem-solving work, often with residents living with dementia, helps them take part in their own care. When the SLP is out, those sessions tend to slip first, so cover the day and the plan keeps moving.
After a stroke, aphasia and dysarthria can leave a patient unable to ask for what they need. Regular SLP sessions help rebuild those skills step by step, so a gap of a few days is felt, and cover keeps sessions on schedule.
An SLP assistant carries out treatment sessions the SLP has planned, supports residents at mealtimes and writes progress notes for the SLP. Assistants work under a supervising SLP, and your state sets how that supervision runs.
Who to Book: SLP or SLP Assistant
Some speech therapy work needs the licensed clinician, and some can be carried out by an assistant. Book the role the work needs.
| Role | What they cover | Book them for |
|---|---|---|
| SLP · Speech Language Pathologist | Swallow evaluations, diet texture changes and treatment plans | New referrals, admissions on modified diets and re-evaluations |
| SLP assistant | Treatment sessions the SLP has already planned, under the SLP’s direction | Ongoing therapy sessions and mealtime support |
Speech Therapist Staffing Across Care Settings
In most buildings the speech team is the smallest in therapy, often one SLP working part-time across several units or even several sites. When that one person is out, swallow referrals, diet changes and therapy sessions all wait together. Put the open day on Clipboard, where SLPs in the area can see it.
For long-stay residents, swallowing changes slowly and mealtimes are where the risk shows. An SLP who checks diets as needs change helps the kitchen and nursing team keep meals at the right texture, month after month. See Long-Term Care Staffing
Home health SLPs visit patients after discharge, working with family members as much as with the patient. When your SLP is away, post the visits already scheduled, and families keep the support they were told to expect at home. See Home Health and Hospice Staffing
In a hospital, a bedside swallow screen often stands between a patient and their first meal after admission. Cover the open SLP shift the same day, and patients on the unit aren’t left waiting on a diet order while the therapist is away.
What Our Expert Says
SLP staffing matters most in the weeks nobody notices. Speech, language and swallowing therapy builds session on session, so when your SLP takes a week off, a patient can lose ground they worked hard to gain. Facilities that book cover for planned leave, not only for sick days, usually keep their patients’ progress moving.
Legal
Insurance and Employment Status
Cover shifts at short notice, knowing each one is insured, the professional is credentialed, and no one joins your payroll.
Insurance
Shifts booked through Clipboard are covered by professional and general liability insurance.
Employment Status
Professionals are independent and choose which shifts to accept. They are not employed by your facility or by Clipboard.
Cover Your SLP Shifts
Get your SLP shifts filled. No upfront cost and no minimum commitment.
Cover Your SLP Shifts
Get your SLP shifts filled. No upfront cost and no minimum commitment.
Fast Answers To
Frequently Asked Questions
You post a shift and it goes straight to SLPs near you. 95% of shifts are covered when posted a day in advance, and you can post a same-day shift when a swallow evaluation can’t wait for the next scheduled visit.
You pay an hourly rate for the SLP you booked, and it costs nothing to post a shift. Rates reflect local pay, so they differ by area, and there’s no minimum commitment or contract to sign for the shifts you post.
Yes, where your state recognizes it. An SLP assistant carries out treatment sessions the SLP has planned and supports residents at mealtimes. Assistants work under a supervising SLP, so post the shift alongside the SLP who directs the plan.
Yes. You book SLP cover by the shift, without a contract and without a minimum number of days. Post one day for a new referral, or several in a row to cover leave or a vacancy on the therapy team.
We connect you with a replacement at no extra cost as soon as we know. If an SLP cancels ahead of the shift, a replacement is looked for automatically. If the shift can’t be filled, you’re not charged for it.
Yes. If an SLP is a good fit for your team, you can offer them a permanent role. There’s no placement fee and no conversion fee for making the offer, and the professional decides whether to accept.
Reviewed by
Alex Dettmer
Head of Worker Experience, Clipboard
Alex heads our Worker Experience team, responsible for millions of daily interactions between nurses across the country and Clipboard. When he’s not working to create the best possible experience for workplaces, professionals, and patients, he’s fiercely defending how Walter’s Hot Dogs in New York has the best encased meat in the country.