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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Speech-Language Pathology median $140k (middle half $140k–$141k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Texas index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Speech-Language Pathology listings in Texas | 845 active | 6,952 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 48% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Speech-Language Pathology pay trend | +4.2% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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