Speech Language Pathologist / Therapist (SLP-CCC)
Listed compensation
$60-$65/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
This is a part time position - 15-20 hours per week.
At Powerback, we're on a mission to improve lives. As the leader in physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapies, we help older adults stay active and thrive while providing essential therapy for children at home and in school.
With over 38 years of trusted service, our reach spans skilled nursing centers, assisted and independent living facilities, outpatient clinics, and home-based care. We're proud to deliver personalized care exactly where and when it's needed most.
Join an industry-leading team that restores hope and makes a lasting impact. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference and want to be part of the future of rehabilitation and wellness, Powerback is the place for you.
Why Powerback?
Benefits
We offer Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to Full-Time team members. We offer Dental and Vision to Part-Time team members.
- Paid Time Off: We offer generous paid time off to Full-Time and Part-Time team members.
- Support for New Grads: Our Powerback Clinical Mentorship Program kicks off on day one, helping you learn from the best in the field.
- Continuing Education: Keep growing with free CEUs through Medbridge.
H-1B Visa & Relocation Assistance: We support Visa or Green Card sponsorships, plus our Journey Travel Program lets you work across the U.S. with the security of a full-time role.
Perks at Powerback: Enjoy exclusive discounts on Wireless/TV, Home/Auto/Renters and Pet Insurance, Childcare, Eldercare, and more. Earn rewards through our PowerZone Employee Recognition Program, and expand your expertise with our Clinicians in Action professional development program.
Responsibilities
Title: Speech Language Pathologist or Speech Therapist (SLP-CCC)
Location
As a 5-star CMS-rated SNF, The Ridge of Salinas features 103-beds with a 90%+ census. As an SLP-CCC here, your caseload will encompass a diverse mix of short and long-term residents, focusing on stroke rehab, cognitive-communication therapies, and bedside dysphagia management. You will collaborate daily with a multi-disciplinary team to optimize treatment plans and maximize resident independence. Come join Powerback in this fantastic center!
- You may also be asked to float to our Salinas location as well.
- Status: Part time, 15-20/hrs per week
As a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP-CCC), you help patients get their power back. You are the person who can help people communicate, swallow, and work to diminish or remediate disorders or deficits. In doing this, you take responsibility for the effective and efficient delivery of rehab services, you design the plan, and work with patients to execute those plans.
You're a healer and a helper, which is why you got into this line of work.
You're equally adept at addressing the whole patient and seeing them as an individual, and you know your goal is the design of a program that will restore, reinforce, and enhance their speech and communication abilities.
You're adaptable to the needs of the patient and can find joy in the variety of the work and the settings. From cleaning equipment to reporting to meetings, you thrive in a setting that keeps you moving through your day.
You're a teammate and are looking for collaboration with your peers, but you're also happy to make referrals to help your patient get the care they need to thrive.
You know that being a Speech Therapist (SLP-CCC) means you're a teacher who can train patients and caregivers on the skills they need to promote independence and productivity.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to meet you!
Qualifications
1. A Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Communicative Disorders or similarly-titled area that is consistent and acceptable to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
2. Licensed, certified or credentialed, as required in the state of practice.
3. SLP-CCC
Posted Salary Range
USD $60.00 - USD $65.00 /Hr.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Mental Health Therapy — Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
In California, the Speech-Language Pathologist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (563 salary observations; 1,724 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (4,554 salary observations; 22,821 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$130k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $125k–$135k | Speech-Language Pathologist median $130k (middle half $118k–$140k)32 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $115k median in California | $98k nationally (+17%)563 state / 4,554 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$117k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathologist listings in California | 623 active | 7,590 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 56% no call · 33% no weekends48 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment623 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,533 in the last 30 days | 1,455 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Speech-Language Pathologist pay trend | +4.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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