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Santa Monica, California

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language Pathologist Top 25% in Speech Language PathologyNo callNo nightsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$48.79-$75.74/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 53m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Speech Language Pathologist at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. This position is Perdiem and will work 8-hour, Day shifts.

Join Providence Saint John's Health Center, recognized as one of the best regional hospitals in 17 types of care by U. S. News & World Report and honored by Newsweek and Healthgrades for exceptional clinical quality. Be a part of our distinguished team dedicated to excellence in patient care. We are on the Magnet journey, and we were just awarded a 5-star rating for quality, safe care from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Speech-Language Pathologist supports the mission, vision, values and objectives of Saint John's Health Center. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, discharge planning, performing patient evaluations, establishing and implementing a plan of care, monitoring patient's progress.

The Speech-Language Pathologist should demonstrate professional communication and interpersonal skills including direct, honest and compassionate behavior.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. Join our team at Saint Johns Health Center and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology.
  • California Speech Language Pathologist License upon hire.
  • National Provider BLS - American Heart Association upon hire.

Preferred Qualification

  • Experience in Acute care or clinical setting.

Why Join Providence?

Our Best-in-class Benefits

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At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position.  The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits [https://providence.jobs/benefits/].

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/images.provhealth.org/HR-onboarding/LA_County_Fair_Chance_Ordinance_2024.pdf].

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for performing patient evaluations, establishing and implementing plans of care, and monitoring patient progress. They also assist with discharge planning while maintaining professional communication and compassionate patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology and possess a California Speech Language Pathologist License. Additionally, a National Provider BLS certification from the American Heart Association is required upon hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Speech language pathologyPlan of care implementationCommunication skillsCompassionate care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist at Providence a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,328 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

6.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Speech Language Pathology

  • No call
  • No nights

Living in Santa Monica

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$2.16M
Typical market rent
$3,438/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Providence

Hospitals and Health Care
Redondo Beach, California
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching
Paid parental leave
Vacations
Holidays
Well-being resources