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Memphis, Tennessee

Speech Therapist SLP Part time

Speech-Language PathologistPart-Time

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Job Description

  • PART TIME: 12-20 hours per week
  • Must be able to attend 2 weeks of paid training 8:30A-4P

Primary Objective: To ensure quality services are provided in accordance with all federal, state and corporate standards and regulations. Plan and provide speech-language pathology services to clients with speech, voice, or language disorders, dysphagia, and other related disorders. Assess clients and provide therapeutic intervention / employee training / recommendation to eliminate or reduce problems or impairments that interfere with their client's ability to communicate.

Essential Functions and Scope

  • Conduct independent evaluations to assess clients with speech or language disorders, dysphagia, and/or other related
  • conditions to determine needed services.
  • Develop clinical recommendations and strategies by interpreting observations and data.
  • Participate in the Admission, annual review, and as needed concerns for each client to provide interpretation of
  • assessment data, acute and persistent concerns, and goal setting for clients with communication disorders, dysphagia, or
  • other applicable conditions.
  • Participate in annual ISP meetings, Circle of Support Meetings (as appropriate), and acute concerns.
  • Collaborate with each client’s Circle of Support to plan and implement activities to improve communication skills of clients.
  • Provide professional development to help employees identify and understand communication deficits and potential
  • dysphagia hazards in clients.
  • Participate in developing and implementing dysphagia training in employee orientation, including but not limited to a review
  • of swallowing concerns and altered meal plan needs.
  • Assist in the selection of equipment and instructional materials.
  • Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other required documents.
  • Comply with CMS and DIDD regulations established by federal and state laws.
  • Participate in professional development activities to maintain compliance with CMS and DIDD regulations, such as Protection From Harm.

Requirements

  • Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited college or university.
  • Valid Tennessee license as a speech-pathologist granted by the State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SBESLPA), and
  • Certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association (ASHA).
  • May be required to lift and transfer clients to and from wheelchair or assist with positioning clients with physical disabilities.
  • Ability to use the accepted tests and measurements to assess communication disorders and conditions.
  • Knowledge of evaluation, habilitation, and rehabilitation of speech-language disorders and conditions.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • One year supervised clinical speech-language pathology experience.
  • Repetitive hand movements; tasks may include but not limited to, long periods of typing or writing, light lifting, bending, squatting, etc.
  • Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of the work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirements dictate. It is mutually agreed that this job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. It is understood that the company reserves the right to change work schedules as required, including overtime.

Key Responsibilities

The speech therapist will plan and provide therapeutic services to clients with speech, voice, language, and swallowing disorders. They are responsible for conducting evaluations, developing clinical strategies, and collaborating with the client's circle of support to improve communication skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Dysphagia managementClinical evaluationData interpretationDocumentationCMS compliancePatient assessment

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Tennessee, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (44 salary observations; 337 listings), vs ~$99k nationally (3,763 salary observations; 20,325 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 54% have no call, 46% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $101k (middle half $88k–$109k)75 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Tennessee vs national$95k median in Tennessee$99k nationally (−3%)44 state / 3,763 national salary observations
Cost of livingTennessee index 91.9US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Tennessee139 active6,786 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 54% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTennessee Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus · 3% offer loan repayment147 active listings, Oct 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+3.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs
4
<$105k
9
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
7
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 25 employers
401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
31%
Sign-on bonus
23%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist - FMLA

AnthroMed Education (School Services) · Waltham, Massachusetts

$50-$70/hr
#2

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - San MateoPer Diem

CVHCare · San Mateo, California

Up to $140,000
#3

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Napa/Vacaville

Up to $140,000
#4

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Oakland/Hayward

Up to $140,000
+ 31 more · ranked by pay

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 6,786 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Benefits & Perks

Paid training

Living in Memphis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$148k
Typical market rent
$1,259/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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