Speech Pathologist NonExempt
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Job Description
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital; Northwest Arkansas
Physical Therapist Assistant, Inpatient Rehabilitation
Location: 4313 S Pleasant Crossing Blvd., Rogers, Arkansas 72758
Schedule: PRN, days
Your Experience Matters
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, Northwest Arkansas is operated jointly with Lifepoint Health. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Speech Language Pathologist joining our team, you’re embracing our promise to provide superior patient care that exceeds industry standards as well as patient expectations.
Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How You’ll Contribute
- Assess speech, language, voice, and swallowing abilities using evidence-based tools.
- Develop and implement individualized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs and goals.
- Educate and support patients and their families to ensure understanding of therapy objectives and progress.
- Document evaluations, treatments, and outcomes with accuracy and clarity.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate high quality, patient centered care.
- Contribute to additional clinical duties as needed to support smooth department operations.
What We’re Looking For
- Master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology.
- Background in acute care or rehabilitation settings preferred.
- Current SLP license and ASHA certification (CCC SLP).
- Active CPR certification.
- Strong communication abilities, excellent clinical judgment, and a patient focused mindset.
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 for full-time and part-time employees.
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
EEOC Statement
Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, Northwest Arkansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, Northwest Arkansas 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
Assess speech, language, voice, and swallowing abilities using evidence-based tools to develop individualized treatment plans. Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate high-quality, patient-centered care and document outcomes accurately.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree in Speech Language Pathology along with a current SLP license and ASHA certification. Candidates must also possess active CPR certification and have experience in acute care or rehabilitation settings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 56% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Speech-Language Pathology median $101k (middle half $94k–$117k)22 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Arkansas index 86.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in Arkansas | 44 active | 6,907 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 56% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | US Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 12% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +3.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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