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Speech Pathologist SLP - PRN

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Job Description

PRN Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

NHC Maury Regional, Columbia, TN

Join our in-house therapy team that’s passionate about quality care and teamwork! At NHC Maury, we value collaboration, recognition, and growth in a fun, family-oriented workplace.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide SLP services in a skilled nursing setting
  • Support patients with speech, language, cognition, and swallowing challenges
  • Use evidence-based techniques for dysphagia and communication therapy
  • Collaborate with a supportive rehab team

Requirements

  • ASHA Certified SLP
  • Tennessee SLP license
  • Flexible, reliable, and team-oriented
  • SNF and Medicare experience a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive pay with wage increases
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Continuing Education & Stock Options
  • Uniforms provided

Join a team where integrity, innovation, and compassion thrive.

Apply today: nhccare.com/locations/maury-regional/

Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech, language, cognition, and swallowing therapy services in a skilled nursing facility. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary rehab team to deliver evidence-based care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech therapyLanguage therapyCognitive therapyDysphagia therapySkilled nursing careEvidence-based practiceRehabilitation collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In Tennessee, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (28 salary observations; 295 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (3,238 salary observations; 18,490 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 44% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 25 employers

8
<$100k
8
$100k-120k
4
$120k-140k
7
$140k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs · 25 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
47% this job
Sign-on bonus
10%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Greenwood Village, Colorado

$61.5-$71.75/hr
#2

Speech-Language Pathologist - FMLA

AnthroMed Education (School Services) · Waltham, Massachusetts

$50-$70/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist

$55-$70/hr
#4

Speech Therapist SLP

$65.00 - $70.00 per hour
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,871 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$360k
Typical market rent
$1,576/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
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 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Adams Place

Hospitals and Health Care
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay with wage increases
Dental and Vision Insurance
401(k) with company match
Continuing Education
Stock Options
Uniforms provided