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Speech-Language Pathologist | UF Shands Gainesville Rehab | Part-time (benefits eligible) | Days

Speech-Language PathologistNo callPart-Time

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Job Description

Part-time (benefits eligible). 8:00AM TO 4:30PM. SUN-WED OR WED-SAT

UF Health Therapists provide rehabilitation services in the Acute setting, working to create and customize the best course of treatment for conditions that limit a patient’s ability to move, be active, communicate, swallow, and complete daily tasks and activities. Our skilled team strives to maximize physical performance, while addressing cognitive and psychosocial components of care to achieve the best functional outcomes.

Responsibilities

This setting offers an array of service areas in three locations in Gainesville, Florida.

The UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital (HVNM): The East Tower provides care to patients in the following service areas: Cardiac (surgical and non-surgical), Vascular surgery, Thoracic surgery, Heart and Lung Transplant, Neurosurgery, and Neurology

The UF Health Shands Hospital and Shands Children’s Hospital (NT): The North Tower provides service to the Adult General Medical /Surgical population on the medical units, IMC and ICU, as well as specialty adult services that include Burn/BICU and ENT/Plastic Surgery. The Shands Children’s Hospital is also located in the North Tower and provides service to patients from neonate up to older peds. Units include general pediatrics, NICU, PICU and PCICU.

The UF Health Cancer Hospital and Medical Center (ST): The South Tower offers not just Cancer and Cancer-related services, but is the main hospital for Orthopedics and Trauma services. The Adult ED, Renal and Liver Transplant, and a surgical ICU are all located in this facility.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelors or higher as designated by professional license. New graduates welcome. Experience or fieldwork in the acute setting preferred. Demonstrates strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with others and work as a team.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: Licensed Speech Language Pathologist in the State of Florida.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Speech-language pathologyAcute carePatient treatmentSwallowing therapyCognitive therapyPsychosocial careTeam collaborationClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech-Language Pathologist | UF Shands Gainesville Rehab | Part-time (benefits eligible) | Days at UF Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 10% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 48% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 31 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
18%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.9
Among the best 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Gainesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$295k
Typical market rent
$1,618/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.7
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 · Gainesville, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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