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Erickson Senior Living
Springfield, Virginia

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$40-$49/hr

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Job Description

Location: Greenspring Village by Erickson Senior Living

Want to Make a Difference Every Day - Looking for a role where your impact truly lasts? Join our amazing team as a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and help our residents live their best lives—every single day!

At our award-winning senior living community, you won’t just treat residents—you’ll build meaningful relationships and be part of their journey across the full continuum of care.

From daily conversations to life-changing progress, you’ll provide person-centered care that supports communication, confidence, and connection. If you're passionate about helping others find their voice and live fully, we'd love to have you on our team!

*PRN positions*

What We Offer

  • Free onsite medical center, providing wellness visits and sick care for all team members over 18 years of age
  • Team member discount on food at onsite dining venues
  • Free parking
  • Free access to the fitness center
  • 401k for all team members 18 and over with a company 3% match
  • Free access to our on-site Team member Health and Well-Being Centers, plus Well-Being programs, tools and resources for you and your immediate family
  • Growth Opportunities – grow with the company as we open new communities and expand on our existing ones!
  • Compensation: $40.00 - $49.00 per hour, based on experience.

How You Will Make an Impact

Providing speech, language, swallowing, cognition, or voice therapy screenings, evaluations, treatments, and trainings to meet customer needs across the community continuum of care.

Following Federal, State, and all Payer guidelines, ASHA requirements, and company policies and procedures. Ensuring departmental understanding and compliance in the areas of care provision, documentation, billing reimbursement, resident rights, customer service, and compliance.

Providing a holistic approach, supporting the residents' physical, spiritual, emotional, and clinical needs

Implementing residents’ personal care plans, focusing on residents’ strengths, preferences, and preferred routines while providing a sense of comfort, companionship, and belonging

Working with the interdisciplinary clinical team to ensure the needs of our residents are being addressed throughout their care.

What You Will Need

  • Minimum 1 years’ experience in working with the older adult population related to the therapies is preferred.
  • Current CPR Certification.

Current valid state license (for state in which the community provides service) in occupational therapy Assistant, where applicable.

Please note that specific state regulations and requirements may be applicable. These regulations take precedence over the requirements outlined in the job description.

Greenspring is a beautiful 58-acre continuing care retirement community in Springfield, Virginia. We’re part of a growing national network of communities managed by Erickson Senior Living, one of the country’s largest and most respected providers of senior living and health care.

Greenspring helps people live better lives by fulfilling our promises of a vibrant lifestyle, financial stability, and focused health and well-being services for those who live and work with us.

As part of our team, you'll enjoy flexibility and work-life balance to meet your personal and professional goals, and we are committed to providing you with opportunities to learn and grow.

Erickson Senior Living, its affiliates, and managed communities are Equal Opportunity Employers and are committed to providing a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive therapy services to residents within a senior living community. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary clinical team to implement personalized care plans and ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

Requirements

Requires a current state license in speech-language pathology and CPR certification. At least one year of experience working with the older adult population is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Speech therapyLanguage therapySwallowing therapyCognition therapyTreatment planningClinical complianceInterdisciplinary collaborationGeriatric care

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 43% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$93k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs · 25 employers

7
<$120k
4
$120k-135k
12
$135k-150k
5
$150k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
61%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Pediatric Home Health

Pivot Home Health · Brighton, Colorado

$166k – $193k
#2

SLP / Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health - Part-Time

Adoration Health · Fredericksburg, Virginia

$100/hr
#3

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus

$65.01-$91.01/hr
#4

Acute (Adult) SLP - Per Diem- Memorial

$52.36-$75.69/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 2.8
Better work-life than 40% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,842 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$614k
Typical market rent
$3,053/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Erickson Senior Living

Hospitals and Health Care
Catonsville, MD
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free onsite medical center
Team member discount on food
Free parking
Free access to fitness center
401k with 3% company match
Free access to on-site Health and Well-Being Centers
Well-Being programs, tools and resources
Growth Opportunities