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Gundersen Health System
Hillsboro, Wisconsin

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$38.38-$60.74/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Highlights

  • Full time position, working 40 hours per week, with benefits.
  • Monday through Friday schedule.
  • Travel required between Hillsboro and Friendship, with mileage reimbursed.
  • Competitive hourly pay range of $38.38 to $60.74, based on years of experience.
  • Work with patients across evaluation, treatment, education, and care coordination.

About This Role

Join Emplify Health by Gundersen as a Speech Language Pathologist and help patients improve communication, swallowing, and overall function. In this role, you will work with patients and families across Hillsboro and Friendship, providing individualized evaluation, treatment, and education. Your work supports our mission of empathy amplified by helping people reach their goals with compassion, collaboration, and expert care.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients based on individual learning needs and functional goals.
  • Provide education and intervention using task analysis to support optimal patient care.
  • Collaborate with a variety of professionals and communicate the value of speech therapy services.
  • Complete documentation according to departmental standards to support patient care and reimbursement.
  • Meet standards of practice according to federal, state, and professional association guidelines.

What You Will Need

Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology. required.

  • No experience required.
  • Speech Language Pathology license for the state of Wisconsin, required.
  • ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology required within 18 months of hire after 1 year fellowship.
  • Current Infant-Adult Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification required.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and patient education skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

What We Offer

  • Full time position with benefits.
  • Competitive hourly compensation based on experience.
  • Monday through Friday schedule.
  • Travel reimbursement for work between Hillsboro and Friendship.

Full Benefits Package for Eligible Roles, Including

Growth and development support, including continuing education, tuition assistance, internal training, leadership development, career coaching, and access to a Career Development Center.

Health and wellbeing benefits, including medical, dental, prescription coverage, HSA contributions, FSAs, wellness incentives, and an employee assistance program.

Life balance benefits, including PTO starting day one, paid holidays, flexible scheduling, credit union membership, and select discounts.

Financial future benefits, including a 401(k) with immediate vesting, employer matching, and an annual base contribution.

Income protection benefits, including employer-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and optional supplemental protections

Our Culture & Values

At Emplify Health by Gundersen, we live our mission of empathy amplified through belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork, and humility. As a Speech Language Pathologist, you help patients improve communication, swallowing, and quality of life while working closely with families and care teams.

Our organization includes more than 10,000 caregivers across seven hospitals and 65 clinics, all working together to close health disparities and strengthen healthy communities. In Hillsboro and Friendship, you will be part of rural communities where your work has a direct and meaningful impact.

  • Let's connect!
  • Megan Wopat, Manager of Human Resources mjwopat@emplifyhealth.org | (608) 489-8106

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact the recruiter listed below:

Primary Recruiter

Megan Wopat

Recruiter Email Address

MJWopat@emplifyhealth.org

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology and a Wisconsin state license. Additionally, they are required to obtain ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence and hold a current Infant-Adult Basic Life Support certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningSwallowing therapyClinical diagnosis

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist at Gundersen Health System a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 38% have no call, 63% 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 Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$103k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $110k in an average-cost state. 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution25 jobs · 15 employers

13
<$100k
2
$100k-120k
0
$120k-140k
8
$140k-160k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
35% this job
Loan repayment
22%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Relocation assistance
17%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Pathologist III, ENT, Voice

Sutter Health · Santa Clara, California

$135k-$189k
#2

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#4

Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

$68-$75/hr
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

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

  • No weekends

Living in Hillsboro

Median resident rent
$805/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Gundersen Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
La Crosse, WI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Full benefits package
Growth and development support
Continuing education
Tuition assistance
Internal training
Leadership development
Career coaching
Health and wellbeing benefits