Speech Language Pathologist - PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • Hospital Name: Northshore Rehabilitation HospitalJoint venture/Partnership/Affiliation with Select Medical
  • Position: Speech Language Pathologist
  • Location: Lacombe, LASchedule: Per Diem

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.

Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients.

  • Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities.
  • Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Coordinate treatment program in conjunction with other clinical/therapeutic services as available community resources.

Minimum Qualifications

Current state licensure as Speech Language Pathologist required.

Certified CLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required

Preferred Qualifications

Current Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology from the American Speech-Language & Hearing Association preferred

  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationClinical documentationBrain injury careSpinal cord injury care

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 46% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $101k (middle half $84k–$112k)27 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Louisiana54 active6,939 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 46% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+4.2% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

38 jobs · 33 employers
11
<$105k
8
$105k-125k
8
$125k-145k
9
$145k-165k
2
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

41 jobs · 33 employers
401k / retirement match
78% this job
CME allowance
59%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
15%
Sign-on bonus
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#2

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Enspire Consulting Group · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

$70-$80/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
+ 43 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 6,823 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Northshore Rehabilitation Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Lacombe, Louisiana
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k (after 1,000 hours)
Extensive orientation program
Opportunity for advancement

Living in Lacombe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$222k
Median resident rent
$886/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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