Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) | Nursing Home | PRN

Avera Health

14 days ago

Yankton, South Dakota$32.25 - $48.50/hrPer Diem / PRNPathology

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Avera Health as a Speech Language Pathologist – PRN, $32-49/hr in United States. Location: Avera Majestic Bluffs/Avera Sister James Care Center Worker Type: PRN Work Shift: As Needed (United States of America) Pay Range: The pay range for this position is listed below. Actual pay rate dependent upon experience.

Key Responsibilities

and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds.

Requirements

American Speech

Hearing Association (ASHA) or presently active in a supervised clinical fellowship year and certification received within one year of employment Upon Hire or Speech

Language Pathologist

Licensing Board An active license in the state of practice Upon Hire Preferred Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience: 1

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $32.25 - $48.50/hr

Work Schedule

PRN position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Avera Health as a Speech Language Pathologist – PRN, $32-49/hr.

Key Skills

Speech TherapyPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningCognitionDysphagiaLanguageVoiceDiagnostic AssessmentsIntervention GoalsDocumentationInterdisciplinary Team CommunicationProgram DevelopmentClinical Internship SupervisionAge-Specific CareASHA Certification

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) | Nursing Home | PRN at Avera Health a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Pathology speech-language pathologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Pathology — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

This Pathology position at Avera Health is open to speech-language pathologist candidates.

Compensation Analysis

Avera Health lists compensation for this speech-language pathologist position at $32k to $48k annually.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $48000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Yankton, South Dakota.

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a speech-language pathologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($32k–$48k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Speech Therapy, Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Cognition, Dysphagia, Language, Voice, Diagnostic Assessments. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pathology role.

Core responsibilities: The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates patients, develops individualized treatment plans, and provides medically necessary speech therapy services addressing deficits in speech, language, cognition, voice, and dysphagia. This role requires performing formal and informal diagnostic assessments, im...

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