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Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital
Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania

Speech Language Pathologist - Per Diem

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsNo callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$65.00 per hour

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Helen M. Simspon Rehabilitation Hospital
  • A UPMC and Select Medical Partnership.
  • Position: Speech Language Pathologist
  • Location: Harrisburg, PASchedule: Per Diem
  • Compensation: $65.00 per hour

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.

Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients.

  • Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities.
  • Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Coordinate treatment program in conjunction with other clinical/therapeutic services as available community resources.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure as Speech Language Pathologist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required

Preferred Qualifications

Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association preferred

*Post offer employment testing (POETs) are completed as part of the onboarding process and are to be completed before an employee's first day of work.*

  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningBrain injury careSpinal cord injury careOrthopedic carePatient educationClinical documentationBLS certification

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist - Per Diem at Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital 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 6,907 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 48% have no call, 48% 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $139k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
10%
Loan repayment
7%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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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 6,907 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends
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About Helen M. Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k