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Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) – PRN | Skilled Nursing Fac

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Job Description

Therapist Owned and Operated

The Speech Language Pathologist PRN at Capstone Healthcare of Dayton plays a critical role in assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in patients across various age groups. This position is designed to provide flexible, as-needed therapeutic services that support patient recovery and enhance communication abilities, thereby improving overall quality of life.

As a Speech Language Pathologist, You Will

  • Administer and evaluate hearing or speech and language test results, barium swallow results, or medical or background information to diagnose and plan treatment for speech, language, fluency, voice, or swallowing disorders.
  • Develop or implement treatment plans for problems such as stuttering, delayed language, swallowing disorders, or inappropriate pitch or harsh voice problems, based on own assessments and recommendations of physicians, psychologists, or social workers.
  • Participate in and write reports for meetings regarding patients' progress, such as individualized educational planning (IEP) meetings, in-service meetings, or intervention assistance team meetings.
  • Instruct clients in techniques for more effective communication, such as sign language, lip reading, or voice improvement.
  • Educate patients and family members about various topics, such as communication techniques or strategies to cope with or to avoid personal misunderstandings.
  • Develop speech exercise programs to reduce disabilities.
  • Teach clients to control or strengthen tongue, jaw, face muscles, or breathing mechanisms.
  • Supervise or collaborate with the therapy team.

Requirements

  • Valid Speech Language Pathologist License
  • 1 year of rehab experience preferred
  • CPR certification
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Valid Auto Insurance
  • Long Term Care experience preferred
  • Vital-Stim certification preferred
  • HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. They develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with the therapy team to enhance patient recovery and communication abilities.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Speech therapySwallowing disorder treatmentCognitive-communication therapyTreatment planningPatient assessmentRehabilitationPatient educationDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

32 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs

8
<$105k
8
$105k-125k
6
$125k-145k
4
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
79%
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
17%
PSLF eligible
13%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Pathologist

KidsCare Home Health · Fort Collins, Colorado

$60-$75/hr
#2

Speech TherapistContract

Concierge Home Care · Orange Park, Florida

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist

$60-$70/hr
+ 30 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 6,503 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dayton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$282k
Typical market rent
$1,597/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
State income tax
None
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.