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Springfield, Massachusetts

Full Time Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Address

7450 Keller Rd Cincinnati, OH 45243

Speech Language Pathologist

CommuniCare Rehab, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies has a Full Time opening for a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) at Kenwood Healthcare Center, where our therapists are In-House Team Members. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact with our residents through therapy. CommuniCare is a rapidly growing company, with 170 centers across IN, MD, MO, OH, PA, VA, WV

Benefits

  • Competitive Wages, No Wage Freeze
  • Generous PTO, End of Year PTO Buy Back
  • Work Schedule Flexibility, Work-Life Balance
  • Promote-from-within culture; In-house stability and continuity of care
  • Paid CEU Online Library

Qualifications

  • Must have a Bachelors and/or a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an Accredited Program.
  • Hold a valid or pending State Speech Language Pathology License

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

Evaluate, Review, and Screen patient’s/resident’s medical charts, evaluations under physician order and develop a treatment plan in accordance with patient’s needs.

Plan, direct, or conduct rehabilitative treatment programs to improve communication, swallowing, and/or cognitive problems, as well as administer, score, and interpret specialized speech tests.

Instruct residents, families, and caregivers to monitor speech and provide ways to practice new skills, diet recommendations, and modifications for safe swallowing techniques.

Attend/Lead interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate to relay clinical findings and make recommendations to other members of the rehab team, as well as participating in family meetings/education.

Opportunity to treat at multiple locations, allowing you to serve the diverse needs of residents. r

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will evaluate, screen, and develop treatment plans for residents to improve communication, swallowing, and cognitive functions. They will also lead interdisciplinary meetings and provide education to families and caregivers regarding safe swallowing and skill practice.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningCommunication therapySwallowing therapyCognitive therapySpeech testingClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationCaregiver trainingDietary recommendations

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (61 salary observations; 137 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (1,785 salary observations; 8,032 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 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, 6% are remote, 44% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% 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 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 32 employers

13
<$95k
8
$95k-120k
8
$120k-145k
9
$145k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#2

Full -Time Private School Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Frederick, Maryland

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
+ 41 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 6,729 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Springfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,853/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
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.

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About CommuniCare Health

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Blue Ash, Ohio
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Wages, No Wage Freeze
Generous PTO
End of Year PTO Buy Back
Work Schedule Flexibility
Work-Life Balance
Promote-from-within culture
In-house stability and continuity of care
Paid CEU Online Library