Speech Language Pathologist - Pediatrics (PRN)

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$45/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

  • Position: Speech Language Pathologist - Pediatrics (PRN)
  • Location: 2455 SW State St Suites 4, 5, & 6, Ankeny, IA 50023
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday
  • Compensation: $45hr

Select Kids Pediatric Therapy is seeking a PRN pediatric Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) to join our fun, collaborative, multi-disciplinary team!

We evaluate and treat a variety of pediatric patients with diagnoses ranging from developmental delay, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, autism spectrum disorders, sensory processing, feeding disorders, speech and language delays, childhood apraxia of speech, articulation, and phonological disorders.

Must have CCCs for this position! Experience in outpatient pediatrics is required.

Responsibilities

Build Relationships: Provide quality patient care while maintaining a positive level of interaction with centers and patients.

Collaborative Approach: Coordinate treatment program in conjunction with other clinical/therapeutic services

Personalized Treatment: Evaluate assigned patients and establish appropriate treatment goals and programs to maximize outcomes. Provide ongoing evaluation of your patients’ status and goals.

Qualifications

Meet American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) minimum standards for initiation Clinical Fellowship Year including but not limited to 36 credit hours in prescribed study.

  • State SLP licensure and ASHA certification is required.
  • 300 hours in prescribed clinical practicum experience required.

Additional Data

  • Go Anywhere with Us! 1900 centers in 39 states offering internal movement
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Pediatric Speech TherapyPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningDevelopmental Delay TreatmentAutism Spectrum Disorder TherapyFeeding Disorder TreatmentArticulation TherapyPhonological Disorder TreatmentClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Relationship Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist - Pediatrics (PRN) at Select Kids Pediatric Therapy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) — ranked against 643 active Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Pediatrics — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 45% have no call, 63% require no weekends.

Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution24 jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 26 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
59%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.9this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics (Speech-Language Pathology) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 643 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Ankeny

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$314k
Typical market rent
$1,526/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.7
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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