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Cedar Park, Texas

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Austin, Texas
  • Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center
  • Specialty: Pediatric Outpatient Rehab
  • Schedule: Full-time

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  • How you’ll make an impact in this role
  • Performs therapy interventions utilizing standard therapy techniques and skills as appropriate for the condition of the patient.
  • Educates and counsels patient and family regarding treatment plans.
  • Maintains clinical records and follows performance improvement recommendations.

Plans and/or assists with patient discharge from speech therapy services. Provides information regarding appropriate support programs.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

Required Credential(s)

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Speech-Language Pathologist credentialed from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association obtained within 12 Months (1 year) of hire date or job transfer date. Speech language pathologist provisional license will be accepted until license is issued.

Education

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree OR Doctorate preferred.

  • Work Experience
  • None required.
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Key Responsibilities

Provide speech therapy interventions using appropriate techniques, and educate and counsel patients and families about treatment plans. Maintain clinical records, follow performance improvement recommendations, assist with discharge planning, and provide information about relevant support programs.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required; a master's degree or doctorate is preferred. BLS certification is required within 30 days of hire, and ASHA speech-language pathologist credentialing is required within 12 months; a provisional license is accepted while the license is being issued. No prior work experience is required.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient And Family EducationPatient CounselingClinical RecordkeepingSupport Program ReferralsPediatric Rehabilitation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 44% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $87k (middle half $79k–$100k)16 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Texas878 active6,825 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 54% no call · 44% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 4% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,431 in the last 30 days1,331 the 30 days before (+83%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+3.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

30 jobs · 26 employers
10
<$110k
7
$110k-130k
10
$130k-150k
3
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
82% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
36%
Loan repayment
25%
Relocation assistance
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65-$75/hr
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#3

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$65-$75/hr
#4

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$50-$70/hr
+ 32 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 6,742 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ascension

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St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
Employer-matched 403(b)
Planning and hardship resources
Disability and life insurance
Pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare)
Reimbursement
Ongoing professional development and online learning

Living in Cedar Park

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$371k
Typical market rent
$1,702/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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