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Community Hospital San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$49.78-$74.05/hr

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 343-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 75,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, maternity care and pediatrics, and behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children.

Additionally, Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been recognized with the gold seal of approval by the Joint Commission, as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and rated five stars for Children’s Subacute Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2025, we were voted Best Hospital by Inland Empire Magazine.

Community Hospital of San Bernardino shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Speech Language Pathologist, you will be a vital clinician, expertly assessing, diagnosing, and treating communication and swallowing disorders to significantly improve patient quality of life.

Every day, you will conduct comprehensive evaluations for all referred patients, meticulously implementing individualized treatment plans. You'll contribute clinical expertise to develop/upgrade treatment programs/protocols, and actively shape departmental and organizational goals.

To be successful in this role, you will possess advanced clinical knowledge, exceptional diagnostic/therapeutic skills, and a compassionate, patient-centered approach.

Appropriately assesses and treats patients of varying diagnoses and disorders requiring Speech /Swallow/Cognitive Therapy, according to established guidelines. Identifies appropriate treatment plan and goals, consistent with physician's referral, patient's diagnosis, abilities and age, using objective measurable data.

Comprehensively assesses, treats and progresses patients with swallowing/dysphagia issues, utilizing, but not limited to bedside swallow, MBSS testing and Passy Muir valve.

Communicates professionally and effectively (SBAR format) with the entire health care team (rehab, nursing, physicians, case managers), to effectively provide the best possible care for the patient. All required Medical record documentation is timely, complete, legible and compliant with all departmental standards and regulatory guidelines.

Communicates with Director and supervisor effectively and in a timely manner, regarding any issues, requests or ideas. Completes and forwards all required hospital and department forms, such as timecards, time off requests, projects, without need for reminders.

Consistently maintains productivity level at or above department standard and demonstrates excellent time management, including adjusting schedule as needed to complete assignments and using downtime effectively.

  • Job Requirements
  • Required
  • Masters Other or higher in speech-language pathology, upon hire and
  • Speech Language Pathologist: CA, upon hire and
  • Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
  • Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology, upon hire
  • Preferred
  • Previous experience as an SLP experience in health care services

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist will assess, diagnose, and treat patients with communication and swallowing disorders to improve their quality of life. They will develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with the healthcare team to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree or higher in speech-language pathology and possess a valid California license. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (CPR) certification and clinical competence in speech-language pathology are required upon hire.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Dysphagia assessmentSwallowing therapyBedside swallow evaluationClinical documentationPatient assessmentTreatment planningSBAR communication

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 63% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution20 jobs · 11 employers

6
<$115k
12
$115k-145k
0
$145k-175k
2
$175k-205k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 11 employers

401k / retirement match
100%
Loan repayment
44%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Laryngology/Oncologic Speech Language Pathologist

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$142k-$199k
#2

Speech Language Pathologist III, ENT, Voice

Sutter Health · Santa Clara, California

$135k-$189k
#3

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Contra Costa

Up to $140,000
#4

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Oakland/Hayward

Up to $140,000
+ 18 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,608 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in San Bernardino

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$494k
Typical market rent
$1,954/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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San Francisco, CA
10,000+ employees