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Jonesboro, Arkansas

Therapist-Speech I PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not listed

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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Evaluates and assesses patients to establish functional, measurable goals to promote restoration of functional abilities. Provides treatment according to a written plan of care to meet established goals.

Plans for discharge and communicates findings and progress according to professional licensure/certification, scope of practice and departmental/discipline policies and procedures. Produces other reports as needed.

May supervise clinical students and support staff including certified/licensed assistants, technicians, and volunteers. Adheres to the ASHA Code of Ethics. Provides a caring relationship that facilitates health, and healing. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluates and assesses the patient based on subjective and objective information.
  • Communicates results of the evaluation to patient and other caregivers.
  • Provides treatment according to established goals on plan of care.
  • Documents interventions/care in the patient's medical record.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of plan of care and reassesses patient's functional status as needed.
  • Provides discharge planning information which includes patient/family education, follow-up, and referral to community resources.
  • Contributes to the development of staff and students.
  • Participates in activities designed to improve health care delivery.
  • Completes assigned goals.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Education

Minimum Required

  • Graduate of an accredited SLP Program.

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

  • Basic computer literacy skills such as keyboarding, using a mouse, and navigating sites.

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

  • SLP-CCC

Minimum Required

  • SLP; BLS CERTIFICATION WITHIN 14 DAYS OF HIRE

Preferred/Desired

Requirements

Requires graduation from an accredited Speech-Language Pathology program and current SLP licensure. Candidates must possess basic computer skills and obtain BLS certification within 14 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Speech TherapyPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningClinical DocumentationPatient EducationClinical SupervisionInterdisciplinary Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist-Speech I PRN at Baptist 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 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 50% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution32 jobs · 28 employers

10
<$100k
7
$100k-120k
4
$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
60%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.6
Better work-life than 80% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Jonesboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,336/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
85.9
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Jonesboro, AR metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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