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Galax, Virginia

Speech Pathologist (SLP), PRN

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)- PRN

Your Experience Matters

Twin County Regional Healthcare is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) joining our team, you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

We are housed in a brand-new outpatient gym where our rehab team is committed to community outreach including hosting a monthly stroke support group. We offer one-on-one patient interactions, a strong team culture, rotating weekends, and opportunities for growth and development. We balance new techniques and specialties including dry needling, certified hand therapy, and FEES, with a personalized, community-focused approach to healthcare.

How you will contribute

A Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) who excels in this role:

  • Selects appropriate activities suited to patient’s physical, mental, and social abilities and adapts program in response to patient and/ or family goals.
  • Schedules patients, or assists secretary with, in relation to customer service policy.
  • Supervises students as needed.
  • Documents patient treatments daily, submit quarterly status reports, and completes D/C summaries.
  • Demonstrates proper respect and attitude towards customers and co-workers.

Displays courtesy, professionalism and sound communication skills.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage.

Tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We Are Looking For

A Completed a Master’s Degree

  • Current VA Speech-Language Pathologist license.
  • Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC) granted by ASHA preferred.
  • Completes obligatory hospital in-services and continuing education for licensure.
  • BLS required within 30 days of hire.

EEOC Statement

Twin County Regional Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twin County is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The SLP selects and adapts activities based on patient abilities and goals while managing scheduling and documentation. They are also responsible for supervising students and maintaining professional communication with patients and co-workers.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and a current Virginia Speech-Language Pathologist license. BLS certification is required within 30 days of hire, and ASHA certification (CCC) is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningPatient DocumentationStudent Supervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist (SLP), PRN at Lifepoint Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 44% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 32 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
61% this job
Loan repayment
18%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Galax

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Median resident rent
$743/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Lifepoint Health

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201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Professional Development