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San Diego, California

Acute (Adult) SLP - Per Diem- Memorial

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsNo callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$52.36-$75.69/hr

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Job Description

Hours: Shift Start Time:

8 AM

Shift End Time

4:30 PM

AWS Hours Requirement

8/40 - 8 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information

Weekend Requirements

As Needed

On-Call Required

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum)

$52.360 - $67.570 - $75.690

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Evaluates plans, directs and administers therapy modalities of treatment as prescribed by a licensed physician. Assists patients in reaching their maximum performance and level of functioning, while learning to live within the limits of their capabilities. Participates in operational aspects of the department, maintains performance improvement activities within the department.

Required Qualifications

Other Graduate of an approved professional school of Speech Therapy, or graduate of an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Speech Therapy or equivalent.

AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) AND California Speech-Language Pathologist - CA Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board; OR Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellowship (SLPCF) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association AND California RPE Temporary License (Speech-Language Pathologists) - CA Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

1 Year Experience in all aspects of speech therapy.

Essential Functions

Department Development

Actively participates in departmental goals and the advancement of rehab initiatives. Collaborates with Rehab leadership in clinical and operational projects.

  • Participates in departmental activities, such as CQI, staff meetings, and chart review.
  • Participates in committees and system wide activities when requested as departmental representative.
  • Participates in any plan to improve customer satisfaction including AIDET and SHARP EXPERIENCE

Documentation

  • Documents and enters all elements of patient management.
  • Documentation is completed in a timely, complete, legible, concise and accurate manner.
  • Documentation follows Sharp HealthCare guidelines, professional guidelines, and meets third-party payor and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintains records pertinent to departmental operations.
  • Completes all documentation elements as appropriate (Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, Education record, billing, discharge plan, and others).

Operational Efficiency

  • Promotes constructive working relationships and works effectively as a part of the team to facilitate its ability to meet its goals and objectives, for efficient departmental functioning and optimal care delivery.
  • Communicates patient care and departmental issues.
  • Accepts changes and demonstrates flexibility when asked regarding work schedules and assignments.
  • Participates in departmental activities, such as CQI, staff meetings, and chart review.
  • Completes additional assignments in a timely manner.
  • Offers suggestions for resolving operational issues within the department.
  • Participate in committees and system wide activities.
  • Provides unit specific information to students, floats, and travelers/registry personnel.
  • Maintains departmental cleanliness and safety.
  • Actively sets priorities and adjusts to unscheduled situations.
  • Completes all regulatory requirements.
  • Takes initiative in using time effectively.
  • Meets productivity standards established by department leadership.

Participates in interdisciplinary rounds, staffing and/or PT conferences as required at various levels of care. When functioning in NICU therapist will attend weekly NICU rounds as required.

Patient Care

Evaluates and treats patients within the scope of care in a manner that is cost-effective and appropriate to the patient's diagnosis, age and culture.

Designs, implements an appropriate treatment plan and evaluates treatment effect, recommending changes to physician as needed.

Assesses patient pain that interferes with optimal level of function or participation in rehabilitation; and provides intervention.

Performs an appropriate assessment on all patients as related to the therapy requested and provides information and feedback and reassesses as per policy.

Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

Formulates a teaching plan based upon identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning; family is included in teaching as appropriate.

  • Demonstrates knowledge and safe use of modalities, equipment and therapeutic procedures.
  • Coordinates and directs patient care to ensure patients' needs are met and hospital policy is followed.
  • Completes development plan and performance is satisfactory.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Key Responsibilities

Evaluates, plans, and administers speech therapy treatment modalities to assist patients in reaching their maximum functional potential. Participates in departmental operational activities, including quality improvement, staff meetings, and interdisciplinary rounds.

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree in Speech Therapy and current California licensure or temporary RPE license. Must hold AHA Basic Life Support certification and possess the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP).

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationRegulatory complianceAcute careTherapeutic modalities

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Acute (Adult) SLP - Per Diem- Memorial at Sharp HealthCare a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,951 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 49 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 41% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $120k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 23 employers

9
<$125k
3
$125k-140k
7
$140k-155k
6
$155k-170k
2
$170k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 23 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
68%
Relocation assistance
5%
Visa sponsorship
5%
Sign-on bonus
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65.01-$91.01/hr
#2

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$48.79-$75.74/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) On-Call

$65-$70/hr
#4

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$68.00 per hour
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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,951 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in San Diego

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.01M
Typical market rent
$3,036/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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