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Palazzo Post Acute
Los Angeles, California

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$55-$65/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team-player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

What We're About

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements

You care.

Position Summary

Evaluates and treats patients and communicates with patients, clients, and team members. Maintains documentation of services in the medical record. Conducts in-services and training for patients, clients, and team members on an ongoing basis in restorative techniques. Completes all duties in accordance with established medical practices, governmental requirements and Company policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values, and standards of ethical behavior.

Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers. Assists co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.

Ensures that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect, and their rights are protected at all times.

Respects and upholds all residents' personal and property rights whenever carrying out duties, including knocking before entering a resident's room.

  • Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Supervise Therapist Assistants and therapy students in direct patient care to carry out plan of care and patient related activities per state practice act and reimbursement regulations.
  • Screen patients based upon identified need.
  • Travel or float between facilities as determined by supervisor and patient needs.
  • Participates in and assists in departmental studies and projects as required.
  • Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a valid state license or eligibility to obtain license in state where services are provided.

High school diploma or equivalent required.

Commitment to the company mission to consistently deliver high quality, person-centered care with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity, and to enrich every life we tou Embracing the company values of care & compassion, community, honesty & integrity, teamwork, innovation and safety.

  • Ability to represent Company in an ethical and professional manner, and to maintain accountability.
  • Must be able to operate departmental equipment, as appropriate.
  • Ability to inspire trust and respect and mobilize others.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance with Rx benefits
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision care
  • Paid vacation

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Language Pathologist evaluates and treats patients while maintaining accurate medical records. They also supervise therapy assistants and students while collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure high-quality patient care.

Key Skills

Speech language pathologyPatient evaluationTreatment planningMedical documentationSupervisionPatient screeningClinical ethicsProfessional communication

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 53% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$114k–$135kSpeech-Language Pathology median $135k (middle half $119k–$140k)46 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$113k in purchasing powerCalifornia index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in California589 active6,872 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 13% remote · 53% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia speech-language pathologist listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment634 active listings, Nov 2026
New Speech-Language Pathology listings2,461 in the last 30 days1,372 the 30 days before (+79%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

20 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 13 employers
7
<$115k
11
$115k-145k
0
$145k-175k
2
$175k-205k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

15 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
53%
Loan repayment
40%
Sign-on bonus
20%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Voice Speech Language Pathologist

Sutter Health · San Francisco, California

$142k-$199k
#2

Speech Language Pathologist ContractorContract

Cole Health · Schertz, Texas

$80-$90/hr
#3

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Santa Clara

Up to $140,000
#4

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Contra Costa

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

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 1.5
Better work-life than 10% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,953 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Los Angeles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$922k
Typical market rent
$2,772/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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