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Speech Language Pathologist Acute Care

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Scope of Work

Provides therapy to patients based on patient need and medical direction. Provides patient/caregiver education and arranges for adaptive equipment as needed.

Standard Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree Graduate of accredited speech therapy program (Required)
  • Master's Degree Graduate of accredited speech therapy program (Preferred)
  • Doctorate Graduate of accredited speech therapy program (Preferred)
  • 2 years of relevant experience May be part of clinical education experience (Preferred)
  • Speech Language Pathologist - ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 1 Year (Required)
  • Driver's License - STATE_MI State of Michigan Home Care Business Lines
  • Upon Hire (Required)

Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association or Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days (Required)

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  • Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
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  • Primary Location
  • SITE - Blodgett Hospital - 1840 Wealthy St SE- Grand Rapids
  • Department Name
  • Rehab Inpatient SLP Blodgett - Grand Rapids Hosp

Employment Type: Full time

Shift: Day (United States of America)

  • Weekly Scheduled Hours
  • 40
  • Hours of Work

8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m.

  • Days Worked
  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend Frequency

Variable Weekends

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Key Responsibilities

Provides speech therapy to patients based on medical direction and individual needs. Arranges for adaptive equipment and provides education to patients and caregivers.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited speech therapy program and ASHA certification. Candidates must have at least one year of relevant experience and hold a valid Michigan driver's license.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient educationClinical documentationRehabilitationAcute care

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, 64% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 30 employers

10
<$95k
6
$95k-120k
7
$120k-145k
9
$145k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
55%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
9%
Sign-on bonus
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#2

Speech Therapist, SLP, FlContract

Concierge Home Care · Jacksonville, Florida

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

$68-$75/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,768 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Grand Rapids

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$308k
Typical market rent
$1,580/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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Optional identity theft protection
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Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings