Speech Language Pathologist (PRN) - The Crossings

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Job Description

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Job Location: The Crossings - League City, TX, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC), with a mission to honor and serve older adults as an expression of Christ’s love, does so with eight senior living communities in Texas.

When you join the MRC team, you get far more than a job, you get purpose, because here work means more. MRC is seeking a compassionate Speech Language Pathologist to evaluate and treat communication, cognitive, voice, fluency, and swallowing needs.

Your expertise will help older adults express themselves, connect with others, and participate more confidently in everyday life. What You’ll Do Evaluate speech, language, voice, fluency, cognition, and swallowing function using appropriate assessment methods.

Interpret assessment findings, medical history, and relevant diagnostic results to identify functional needs. Develop individualized treatment plans with meaningful, measurable goals. Provide evidence-based therapy for communication, cognitive-linguistic, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders.

Monitor progress and adjust treatment strategies to support the best possible outcomes. Educate residents, families, caregivers, and team members on communication techniques, swallowing strategies, and safety recommendations.

Collaborate with physicians, nursing, dietary, rehabilitation, and other interdisciplinary partners. Complete evaluations, treatment notes, progress reports, and discharge documentation accurately and on time.

Qualifications

Our Ideal Candidate A genuine love for serving older adults and preserving their voice, connection, dignity, and safety. Strong clinical reasoning, observation, and decision-making skills. Clear, compassionate communication with residents, families, and interdisciplinary partners.

A patient and encouraging teaching style that helps residents and caregivers use new strategies. Graduate degree from an accredited speech-language pathology program. Current, unrestricted Speech Language Pathologist license in the state of Texas.

Certificate of Clinical Competence from ASHA preferred, as applicable to the position. Two to three years of experience in skilled nursing, senior living, or a related setting preferred Experience with geriatric swallowing or cognitive-communication treatment is preferred. Why MRC?

MRC is a nonprofit, faith-based organization that has served Texas seniors since 1962. Here, success is measured in moments that matter: a resident regaining a skill, a family feeling supported, or a teammate knowing their work made a real difference.

We are guided by our ICARE values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. If you want to bring your clinical expertise to work with purpose, connection, and heart, we would love to meet you.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat residents for communication, cognitive, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized treatment plans and provide education to residents and families.

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree from an accredited speech-language pathology program and a current, unrestricted license in Texas. Two to three years of experience in skilled nursing or senior living settings is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentSwallowing therapyCognitive-linguistic therapyTreatment planningGeriatric careInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationVoice therapyFluency therapy

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 48% have no call, 54% 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 $140k (middle half $140k–$141k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Texas845 active6,952 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 48% no call · 54% 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.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 30 employers

11
<$105k
9
$105k-125k
10
$125k-145k
9
$145k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
16%

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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.

Living in League City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$310k
Typical market rent
$1,838/mo
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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