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Wheat Ridge, Colorado

Speech Language Pathologist PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$43.09-$66.47/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

The Speech Language Pathologist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing and treating disorders of speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing. In addition, this position is responsible for consulting, educating and training patients, families, and caregivers and for collaborating with care teams and stakeholders to deliver quality, patient centered care.

Schedule: PRN/ As needed basis

Essential Functions

Provides skilled, quality clinical services utilizing standard of care, and evidence and outcomes-based practices, with appropriate goals, duration, and intensity of service.

  • Complies with system and regulatory requirements and guidelines for documentation, billing, and working hours.
  • Maintains effective and appropriate communication and relationships with peers, patients, families, caregivers and both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Participates in mentoring and supervision of students and new hires
  • Participates in patient care conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, staff meetings, and necessary professional and work groups in collaboration/consensus with leader
  • Participates in continuous improvement initiatives as part of the Intermountain Operating Model
  • Promotes mission, vision, and values of Intermountain Health, and abides by service standards.
  • Meets established productivity/efficiency standards for the department or service line.

Participates in and promotes continuing education opportunities for self and staff, seeking new learning opportunities according to licensure requirements.

Skills

  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Versatility
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Critical Thinking
  • Decision Making
  • Detail Oriented
  • Time Management
  • Quality Improvement
  • Adaptability
  • Active Listening
  • Dependability
  • Compassion

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Communication Disorders/Speech Language Pathology or equivalent
  • Current licensure in state of practice
  • ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competency (CCC) Preferred

Physical Requirements

Employees need to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors require employees to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

If driving is required, current driver's license, insured, reliable transportation, and acceptable driving record

Location: Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital

Work City

Wheat Ridge

Work State

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$43.09 - $66.47

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Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats disorders related to speech, language, cognitive communication, voice, and swallowing. They also collaborate with care teams to provide patient-centered care and participate in clinical mentoring and quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech therapyDiagnosisInterdisciplinary collaborationEvidence-based practice

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 44 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 52% 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 Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs

10
<$120k
2
$125k
6
$135k-150k
6
$150k-165k
2
$165k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
69% this job
Relocation assistance
6%
Sign-on bonus
3%
Loan repayment
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$65.01-$91.01/hr
#2

Speech Therapist PRNPer Diem

Cassia · Montrose, Colorado

$75/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) On-Call

$65-$70/hr
#4

Speech Therapist - 2nd & 3rd Grade (In-Person)

$60-$65/hr
+ 41 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 6,768 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Wheat Ridge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$600k
Typical market rent
$1,883/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
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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