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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
McAlester, Oklahoma

Speech Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Regular, Full-Time | Schedule: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm | Pay: Salaried, Paygrade 14, depending on experience

Weekly earned wage access is an option for this position

Job Purpose or Objective(s): The Speech Pathologist provides speech-language therapy services to eligible patients. You will evaluate patients and provide individualized plans to help patients meet their needs, interests, and abilities. You will report to the Manager.

Primary Tasks

1. Provide speech and language pathology services for ages infancy through end of life.

2. Diagnose and provide individualized treatment for speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing/feeding disorders.

3. Guide individuals, parents, and caregivers to achieve age-appropriate communication and swallowing skills and education to aid in the carryover of skills at home and community.

4. Communicate with physicians and co-workers to promote a “whole” treatment approach.

5. Complete patient documentation within the electronic health record.

6. Provide training to the facility and clinic staff in areas pertaining to speech-language therapy.

7. Oversee speech-language pathology assistants, students, and office personnel to ensure quality patient care.

8. Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned.

Required Education, Skills and Experience

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Oklahoma License
  • ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence
  • BLS certification within 90 days of employment

Responsibilities

1. Provide speech and language pathology services for ages infancy through end of life.

2. Diagnose and provide individualized treatment for speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing/feeding disorders.

3. Guide individuals, parents, and caregivers to achieve age-appropriate communication and swallowing skills and education to aid in the carryover of skills at home and community.

4. Communicate with physicians and co-workers to promote a “whole” treatment approach.

5. Complete patient documentation within the electronic health record.

6. Provide training to the facility and clinic staff in areas pertaining to speech-language therapy.

7. Oversee speech-language pathology assistants, students, and office personnel to ensure quality patient care.

8. Perform other responsibilities as may be assigned.

Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Oklahoma License
  • ASHA Certification of Clinical Competence
  • BLS certification within 90 days of employment

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationIndividualized Treatment PlanningSpeech Disorder DiagnosisLanguage Disorder DiagnosisCognitive Disorder TreatmentSwallowing and Feeding Disorder TreatmentCaregiver EducationInterdisciplinary CommunicationElectronic Health Record DocumentationStaff TrainingSupervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist at Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,765 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 48% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
57%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,765 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in McAlester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$164k
Median resident rent
$915/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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