Speech Therapist II
Compensation
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Job Description
Job Description:
Baptist Health Rehab Services provides a full range of physical, occupational, and speech therapy services for all ages. Our therapists and assistants are trained in treating neurological, orthopedic, vestibular, lymphedema, pediatrics, industrial medicine, swallowing, and speech and language disorders.
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Full-time, Days
Job Description
The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for identifying, assessing, and treating patients with cognitive-communication and/or swallowing disorders.
The SLP also provides counseling/education to patients, caregivers, and staff regarding cognitive-communication and/or swallowing disorders.
Conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations for adults who exhibit cognitive-communication disorders and for neonates, infants, pediatrics, and adults who exhibit feeding/ swallowing disorders.
Requirements
Masters Degree-Speech Language Pathology
- Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) Must be obtained within 9 months for full[1]time employees and 18 months for part-time employees.
- Current and valid license to practice Speech-Language Pathology in the state of Kentucky
- Maintain Certification of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Must obtain BLS within 30 days
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental, and Pet Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long-term Disability and Life Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
- Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
- 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
- Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
- PTO Sell Back Program
- Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
- Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial assistance
Retirement with Company Match
- If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
- Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Key Responsibilities
The Speech-Language Pathologist identifies, assesses, and treats patients with cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders. They also provide essential counseling and education to patients, caregivers, and staff.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Therapist II at Baptist Health 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 6,823 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, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 52% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.6 / 10 · top 25% in speech language pathology | ranked against 6,823 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Speech-Language Pathology median $88k (middle half $78k–$104k)144 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in Kentucky | 89 active | 6,826 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 54% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +4.2% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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Up to $140,000Work-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,823 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Benefits & Perks
Living in Lexington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $314k
- Typical market rent
- $1,553/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.9
- State income tax
- Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.