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Adams Place
Sparta, Tennessee

Speech Language Pathologist SLP - PRN and Part Time

Speech-Language PathologistPart-Time

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Part Time and PRN Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) - NHC Sparta

Sparta, TN

Join our in-house therapy team that’s passionate about quality care and teamwork! At NHC Sparta, we value collaboration, recognition, and growth in a fun, family-oriented workplace. We have a part time SLP opportunity, with regularly scheduled hours and a prn position available.

What You’ll Do

  • Provide SLP services in a skilled nursing setting
  • Support patients with speech, language, cognition, and swallowing challenges
  • Use evidence-based techniques for dysphagia and communication therapy
  • Collaborate with a supportive rehab team

Requirements

  • ASHA Certified SLP
  • Tennessee SLP license
  • Flexible, reliable, and team-oriented
  • SNF and Medicare experience a plus

Benefits

  • Competitive pay with wage increases
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Continuing Education & Stock Options
  • Uniforms provided

Join a team where integrity, innovation, and compassion thrive. Apply today.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Key Responsibilities

Provide speech, language, cognition, and swallowing services to patients within a skilled nursing facility. Collaborate with the rehabilitation team using evidence-based techniques for communication and dysphagia therapy.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech TherapyLanguage TherapyCognition TherapySwallowing TherapyDysphagia ManagementEvidence-Based PracticePatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Language Pathologist SLP - PRN and Part Time at Adams Place 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

In Tennessee, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (51 salary observations; 307 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (4,896 salary observations; 19,053 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 44% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 29 employers

10
<$100k
9
$100k-120k
4
$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
58% this job
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65-$80/hr
#2

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Thera Peds · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#3

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$65-$75/hr
#4

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$65-$75/hr
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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.

Living in Sparta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$304k
Median resident rent
$731/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
None
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 Adams Place

Hospitals and Health Care
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay with wage increases
Dental and Vision Insurance
401(k) with company match
Continuing Education
Stock Options
Uniforms provided