Speech Pathologist - PRN
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Job Description
Hours of Work
8 am- 5 pm
Days Of Week
M-F rotating weekends
Work Shift
PRN (United States of America)
Job Description
Your Job:
In this highly technical, fast-paced, and rewarding position, you'll collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide the very best care for patients. The Speech Language Pathology position renders professional and technical speech and language therapy to assigned patients.
Provides direct and indirect patient care using the Practice of Speech-Language Pathology Act/Rules process (evaluation, treatment planning and implementation, ongoing re-assessment and discharge planning).
Your Job Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate program in Speech-Language Pathology
- Current Basic Life Support Certification
- Required Valid Texas License or temporary license
- 1 year licensed SLP experience preferred.
Your Job Responsibilities
- Communicate clearly and openly
- Build relationships to promote a collaborative environment
- Be accountable for your performance
- Always look for ways to improve the patient experience
- Take initiative for your professional growth
- Be engaged and eager to build a winning team
Methodist Southwest Medical Center, previously known as Methodist Charlton Medical Center, is a 314-bed, full-service, acute care teaching hospital that serves Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Lancaster, and Glen Heights in southwestern Dallas County.
In addition to the new 40,000-square-foot expansion of the emergency department, we offer a newly renovated intensive care unit, labor and delivery unit, and interventional radiology suite; a Level III Trauma Center, a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Dr. Stephen and Marilyn Mansfield Oncology Unit.
We have been recognized for excellence in cardiac catheterization, electrophysiology, open heart surgery, and STEMI care, stroke care, hip and knee joint replacement, women and children’s services, and more.
We strive to have a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcomes the skills and talents of all groups.
- Our reputation as an award-winning employer shows in the distinctions we’ve earned:
- Magnet®-designated hospital
- Get With The Guidelines® Gold and Gold Plus awards from the American Heart Association
- Great Place to Work Certified 2026-2027
- Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work; Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma; and Best-Led Companies 2025 & 2026
- TIME’s Best Companies for Future Leaders 2025 & 2026
- Newsweek’s America’s Most Admired Workplaces 2026
- Fortune Best Workplaces in Texas 2026
- Military Friendly Gold Employer 2025
Key Responsibilities
The Speech Pathologist provides direct and indirect patient care, including evaluation, treatment planning, and implementation. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and professional care.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program and possess a valid Texas license. A current Basic Life Support certification is required, and one year of licensed experience is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 44% have no call, 62% 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- Includes weekends
Living in Dallas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $286k
- Typical market rent
- $1,591/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 26 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- 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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.