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Stuart, Florida

PRN Speech Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 25% in Speech Language PathologyPer Diem

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Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day. We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own.

That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title PRN Speech Pathologist Location Stuart Facility Martin Hospital South Department MMS Rehab Speech Path-Cleveland Clinic Martin Health Job Code 000665 Shift Days Schedule 8:00am-4:30pm Job Summary Job Details Cleveland Clinic Martin Health is a state-of-the-art healthcare system including three hospitals on Florida’s Treasure Coast.

It is part of the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit, multispecialty, academic medical center system that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

We are seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist to join our inpatient acute care team located across all three hospitals, providing evaluation and treatment for adult patients with swallowing, cognitive, speech, and language disorders.

This role offers the opportunity to perform instrumental swallowing assessments including Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluations of Swallowing and Modified Barium Swallow Studies.

You will apply your comprehensive skills and expertise to deliver outstanding care, helping patients enhance their quality of life and grow alongside a supportive, knowledgeable team dedicated to excellence in patient care. This is a PRN role.

A caregiver in this position will work 8-hr shifts between 7:00am and 6:00pm with flexibility on start/end times. A caregiver who excels in this role will: Evaluate patients and apply a wide variety of therapeutic techniques for the rehabilitation of patients with functional limitations, impairments and disorders.

Provide, interpret, plan and supervise patient evaluations and treatments in accordance with the physician referral, ensuring the care, safety and wellbeing of the patient. Continually review the plan of care and make revisions as needed.

Prepare progress reports on all treatments in conjunction with departmental policies and procedures and report to the physician as needed. Instruct and counsel medical staff and family members to assist the patient in treatment techniques.

Perform voice evaluations, treatment of various voice disorders and bedside swallow evaluations. Demonstrate competency with the MBSs for adults and pediatrics. Follow Code Blue and all protocols as per Clinic policy. Adhere to National Patient Safety Goals as outlined by the Joint Commission.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Masters, Doctorate or SLP-D Degree from an accredited School of Speech-Language Pathology ASHA certification Registered in State of Florida Current Speech-Language Pathology License (SP) from the State Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology or eligible Speech Pathologist (SP) license in the state of Florida Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American-Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Externship experience Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: Flexibility to float between sites Personal Protective Equipment: Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/ Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.

Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer. We know that fully supporting our caregivers is what creates the best outcomes for our patients. Our outstanding, comprehensive offerings are an investment in your health, well-being and future.

What began in Cleveland in 1921 has grown to include locations throughout, the U.S. and even other countries. For you, that means more opportunities to learn, grow and serve patients — while finding caring, thriving communities both at work and at home.

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation.

Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation’s best hospitals in its annual “America’s Best Hospitals” survey.

Among Cleveland Clinic’s 70,800 employees worldwide represent 140 medical specialties and subspecialties.

Cleveland Clinic is a 6,500-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 19 hospitals, more than 220 outpatient facilities, and locations in southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England.

Key Responsibilities

Provide evaluation and treatment for adult patients with swallowing, cognitive, speech, and language disorders in an inpatient acute care setting. Perform instrumental swallowing assessments and collaborate with medical staff and families to implement rehabilitation plans.

Requirements

Requires a Master's, Doctorate, or SLP-D degree from an accredited school and ASHA certification (CCC-SLP). Must hold or be eligible for a Speech-Language Pathology license in the state of Florida.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Swallowing AssessmentCognitive RehabilitationSpeech TherapyLanguage Disorder TreatmentFiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of SwallowingVoice EvaluationPatient EvaluationCare PlanningClinical Documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Speech Pathologist at Cleveland Clinic a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,328 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Florida, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (43 salary observations; 262 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (1,190 salary observations; 4,686 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; 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, 66% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,328 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Stuart

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$478k
Typical market rent
$2,181/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Port St. Lucie, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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