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New Bedford, Massachusetts

Speech Language Pathologist / SLP

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Are you a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) with a desire to impact the lives of the older adult population? If so, our Rehab Team at Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford, MA and other Dioses communities is seeking its next employee-owner team member.

This will be PRN role that can cover our retirement communities in the area - all are the Catholic Dioses communities:

Why Work for Symbria?

We are a 100% employee-owned company through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). You, along with your co-workers, have an ownership stake in this company! For more than 20 years, Symbria has been providing an outstanding work environment for talented employees to deliver patient-centered care to the geriatric population in senior-living and post-acute settings.

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (Full Time Employees)
  • Short/long term disability insurance (Full Time Employees)
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA) (Full Time Employees)
  • Employee assistance programs(Full Time Employees)
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) (Full Time Employees)
  • Tuition/CEU Reimbursement

Employer Paid Employee Stock Option

New grads are encouraged to apply! We provide mentorship, training, and hands-on experience to help you grow in your career.

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Symbria’s Talent Team handles candidate communication directly rather than utilizing outside agencies; if interested in this role, direct application to the job posting and contact with a Symbria talent team member is recommended.

All applicants will be afforded equal opportunity without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, military status or an unfavorable discharge from military service.

Responsibilities

As a PRN Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), you will establish appropriate goals and creatively execute the treatment plans along with developing and implementing clinical and educational SLP programs. As a member of our interdisciplinary team, you will be required to maintain productivity standards and complete required documentation. More importantly, you will help your patients achieve critical outcomes while acting as a trusted partner to the community you serve.

Qualifications

Be a graduate of an accredited school for Speech Language Pathologists. Must hold CCC's.

  • Hold a valid state license.
  • Ability to work flexible hours and weekends.
  • At least 1 year of acute care, long-term care and/or rehabilitation experience required
  • Proficient in Nethealth a plus!

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech Language PathologyTreatment PlanningClinical Program DevelopmentPatient Documentation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 38% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution39 jobs · 34 employers

13
<$100k
9
$100k-120k
6
$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
55% this job
Loan repayment
18%
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$61.5-$75.75/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in New Bedford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$455k
Typical market rent
$1,841/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Benefits & Perks

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (Full Time Employees)
Short/long term disability insurance (Full Time Employees)
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) (Full Time Employees)
Employee assistance programs (Full Time Employees)
Paid Time Off (PTO) (Full Time Employees)
Tuition/CEU Reimbursement
Employer paid Employee Stock Option