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Shriners Children's
Galt, California

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callPer Diem

Listed compensation

$89,003 - $133,536

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Shriners Children's has an opening for a per diem Speech Language Pathologist on our team in Twin Cities!

The Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) engages in the professional practice of communication and swallowing.

The SLP recognizes the needs, abilities, values, preferences, interests of individuals and families to whom they provide clinical services, as well as, integrates those factors along with best current research evidence in making clinical decisions.

The SLP provides individualized evaluations, treatments plans, family education and training, as well as, staff education and training to meet the communication and swallowing needs of their patients and families.

Key Responsibilities

Upon receiving a licensed independent practitioner referral, implements a systematic patient examination and evaluation utilizing a comprehensive, patient and family-centered approach to decision making incorporating national standards and the AMA CPT codes.

SLP will design, develop and implement individualized treatment plans to address presenting symptoms or concerns of a communication and/or swallowing problem or related functional issue to optimize function.

Makes appropriate discharge plans by collaborating with patients, their families, care management, and community resources such as schools/outside therapy clinics, and actively participating in multidisciplinary meetings.

Supports risk management and compliance initiatives through accurate thorough documentation.

Required Qualifications

  • Masters degree in Speech Pathology
  • Licensed in state of practice
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC's)
  • CPR/BLS (per facility policy)
  • Experience in the pediatric specialty of the hospital, which may include Outpatient, Inpatient Rehabilitation

Preferred Qualifications

1 year experience in a healthcare setting

Bilingual English/Spanish

The pay range for this position is $42.79 - $64.20. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Speech Pathology, a valid state license, and a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). Experience in pediatric healthcare settings is required, with a preference for bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Speech-Language PathologyPediatric CarePatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningCommunication DisordersSwallowing DisordersClinical DocumentationMultidisciplinary CollaborationDischarge PlanningEvidence-Based Practice

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$53k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $48k 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

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

6
<$110k
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$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
4
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
57%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70-$80/hr
#2

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$60-$75/hr
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Full -Time Private School Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

$65-$75/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Higher than about 1 in 10 of 6,328 Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Galt

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$487k≈ 11.6× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,432/mo≈ 69% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
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 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Shriners Children's

Hospitals and Health Care
Montreal, Quebec
51-200 employees

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