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Atlantic Health System
Summit, New Jersey

Speech Pathologist I: (CCC-SLP) Per Diem- variable wkdays + 2 wknd days/mo; Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center (IP)

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center is looking for a skilled and fully licensed per diem Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) to join our team to provide diagnostic and therapeutic services to patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in an acute care hospital setting.

The SLP collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care and optimal outcomes. Conduct evaluations and assessments for speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders.

  • - Responsibilities include:
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans based on clinical findings and patient goals.
  • Provide direct therapy services to patients across the lifespan, including infants, children, adults, and geriatric populations.
  • Educate patients, families, and healthcare staff on communication strategies and swallowing precautions.
  • Document evaluations, treatment plans, progress notes, and discharge summaries in the electronic medical record (EMR).
  • Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other rehabilitation professionals.
  • Maintain compliance with hospital policies, ASHA standards, and state licensure requirements.
  • Modified Barium Swallow Assessments.
  • Other activities/responsibilities as determined by department manager

Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from an accredited program, required

Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA, required

Current New Jersey State License in Speech-Language Pathology, required

BLS Certification Is Required

Acute care experience preferred; new graduates may be considered.

At Atlantic Health, our promise to our communities is; Anyone who enters one of our facilities will receive the highest quality care delivered at the right time, at the right place, and at the right cost. This commitment is also echoed in the respect, development and opportunities we give to our more than 22,000 team members. Headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, we are one of the leading non-profit health care systems in the nation. Our facilities and sites of care

include:

  • Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Morristown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center, Newton, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center, Hackettstown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
  • Atlantic Health CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold, NJ
  • Atlantic Medical Group
  • Atlantic Visiting Nurse
  • Atlantic Mobile Health
  • Atlantic Rehabilitation

We have more than 900 community-based healthcare providers affiliated through Atlantic Medical Group.

We have received awards and recognition for the services we have provided to our patients, team members and communities. Below are just a few of our accolades:

  • Chosen for 17 years by Fortune as one of the magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For."
  • Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Named by Newsweek as two of the “World’s Best Hospitals” in 2026.
  • Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook ranked within the top three hospitals in New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 Best Hospital rankings.
  • Atlantic Health scored four “A” grades by The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades, performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and injections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.
  • Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook are New Jersey's only hospitals to be named among America's 50 Best hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
  • Named by Becker's Healthcare as one of the "165 Top Places to Work in Healthcare – 2026.
  • Atlantic Health Morristown, Atlantic Health Overlook, Atlantic Health Chilton and Atlantic Health Newton all Forbes Top Hospitals for 2026.
  • Named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity 2025.
  • Atlantic Health rated LEVEL 9 - 2025 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired.

Named one of America's 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a World’s Best Hospital by Newsweek and recognized as a Best Regional Hospital in the NY Metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

Our Atlantic Neuroscience Institute is the region’s leader in neuroscience care.

A hub for the New Jersey Stroke Network, we offer a broad range of advanced neurological, neurosurgical and neurodiagnostic services. We are also certified as a Level IV Epilepsy Center and home to the Gerald J. Glasser Brain Tumor Center, where more brain tumor surgeries are performed than anywhere else in New Jersey.

Our CyberKnife® program is the largest and most experienced in the state. We also have a satellite emergency department in Union, NJ, which treats about 40,000 emergency cases each year.

Committed to providing exceptional care, Overlook Medical Center has achieved the prestigious Magnet® recognition. This designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center is the highest national honor for nursing excellence.

What’s more, Overlook Medical Center has advanced certification from The Joint Commission for perinatal care and is designated an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center. Additional Joint Commission-certified services include behavioral health care, spine surgery, wound care, and primary care medical home (PCMH).

Atlantic Health offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. Offerings vary based on role level (Team Member, Director, Executive).

Below is a general summary, with role-specific enhancements highlighted:

Team Member Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (22.5 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members)
  • Life & AD&D Insurance.
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement)
  • 403(b) Retirement Plan: Employer match, additional non-elective contribution
  • PTO & Paid Sick Leave
  • Tuition Assistance, Advancement & Academic Advising
  • Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
  • Backup and On-Site Childcare
  • Well-Being Rewards
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Fertility Benefits, Healthy Pregnancy Program
  • Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts
  • Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance

Note: In Compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Act (effective Sunday, June 1, 2025), all job postings will include the hourly wage or salary (or a range), as well as this summary of benefits. Final compensation and benefit eligibility may vary by role and employment status and will be confirmed at the time of offer.

EEO Statement

Atlantic Health, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor and therefore abides by applicable laws to protect applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, citizenship status, disability, age, genetics, or veteran status.

Atlantic Rehabilitation offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, audiology, wound care management and more. All of which are provided by a highly trained staff comprised of physiatrists; internists; physician assistants; nurse practitioners; rehabilitation nurses; physical, occupational, and recreational therapists; speech-language pathologists; social workers; psychologists; vocational rehabilitation counselors; dieticians; audiologists; and care managers.

Key Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for speech, language, and swallowing disorders in an acute care hospital setting. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans and document patient progress in the EMR.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Diagnostic servicesCognitive-communication disordersTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationClinical documentation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$103k (116 salary observations; 353 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (3,858 salary observations; 21,526 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 58% have no call, 42% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
New Jersey vs national$103k median in New Jersey$98k nationally (+4%)116 state / 3,858 national salary observations
Cost of livingNew Jersey index 108.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in New Jersey92 active6,861 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 58% no call · 42% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment105 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,574 in the last 30 days1,434 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+2.0% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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  • On-site
  • Includes weekends
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About Atlantic Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Morristown, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage
Life & AD&D Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
PTO & Paid Sick Leave
Tuition Assistance
Parental, Adoption, Surrogacy Leave
Backup and On-Site Childcare

Living in Summit

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.03M
Typical market rent
$2,977/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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