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Riverside Health System
Smithfield, Virginia

Speech Pathologist PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$55-$63/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Smithfield, Virginia

Hiring Range

$55.00 - $63.00/Hourly Actual pay is determined by program, work commitment and business needs

Overview

The Speech Language Pathologist carries out an individualized program for patient with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The therapist will also maintain a positive working relationship with other health professionals and ancillary staff.

What You Will Do

Responsible for evaluating and diagnosing speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders.

Provides aural rehabilitation for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides augmentative and alternative communication systems for severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders such as ASD or progressive neurological disorders.

Provides training and education to family/caregivers and other professionals.

Carries out treatment plan and modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and return to optimal level of care. Records patient's progress and modifies the plan of care.

Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings.

Assists in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.

Qualifications

Education

  • Masters Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required) or
  • Doctoral Degree, Speech Language Pathology (Required)

Experience

1 year Speech Language Pathology (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Required) and

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and

Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) - The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Upon Hire(Preferred)

CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at riversideonline.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients with speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders to maximize their functional goals. They also collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to develop treatment plans and provide education to patients and their families.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Speech therapyTreatment planningPatient evaluationMulti-disciplinary collaborationCaregiver trainingDocumentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist PRN at Riverside Health System a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,691 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 48% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 27 employers

8
<$120k
2
$125k
11
$135k-150k
5
$156k
2
$165k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
9%
Loan repayment
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - Pediatric Home Health

Pivot Home Health · Brighton, Colorado

$166k – $193k
#2

SLP / Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health - Part-Time

Adoration Health · Fredericksburg, Virginia

$100/hr
#3

SLP / Speech Language Pathologist - Home Health - PRN

$50-$100/hr
#4

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus

$65.01-$91.01/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,691 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Smithfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$374k
Median resident rent
$1,195/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Riverside Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Newport News, Virginia
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
PRN opportunities