Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) / Full-Time

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$33-$51/hr

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Job Description

  • Position: Speech Language Pathologist
  • Location: Macon, GA
  • Schedule: Full-time, Monday - FridayCompensation: $33.00 to $51.00 per hour
  • Sign-On Bonus: $10,000

Regency Hospital - Macon is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Nursing Assistants play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

  • We support your career growth and personal well-being.
  • Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Speech Pathologist orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
  • Invest in Your Future: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.

Your Health Matters: Comprehensive insurance coverage, health, dental, vision, life insurance. Generous PTO and 401(K) with company match.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will take initiative, responsibility, and action every day; you understand physical, mental, psychological and social needs of your patients.

You have an understanding of communication skills, evaluation, and treatment and a desire to work in collaboration with associates to provide quality interdisciplinary patient programming.

You will provide a comprehensive evaluation of communication skills and/or swallowing function and provide goal-oriented treatment to facilitate maximum communication and/or swallowing potential.

  • Participates with fellow staff in monitoring the quality of services provided by the Rehab Therapy Department.
  • Participates in peer review for staff performance and appraisals.
  • Assists in the development of the SLP role in programs and services, as well as revising the departmental policies and procedures.
  • Assists in maintaining an adequate stock of supplies.
  • Exhibits willingness to share professional knowledge and experience. Alerts the Manager to educational needs

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Preferred Qualifications

Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationSwallowing function assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication skills assessmentClinical documentationPolicy developmentPatient careBLS certification

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 50% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$87k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 15 employers

11
<$90k
3
$90k-110k
3
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Loan repayment
27%
CME allowance
23% this job
Relocation assistance
23%
PSLF eligible
18%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,780 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Macon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$162k
Typical market rent
$1,246/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Regency Hospital - Central Georgia

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Generous PTO
401(k) with company match
Tuition Reimbursement
Continuing Education