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Houston, Texas

Speech/Language Pathologist PRN

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Houston Physicians Hospital is hiring a PRN Speech/Language Pathologist!

Welcome to Houston Physicians Hospital!

Are you seeking an extraordinary career opportunity at a state-of-the-art healthcare facility? Houston Physicians Hospital is currently seeking to hire a PRN Speech/Language Pathologist!

Speech/Language Pathologist at Houston Physicians Hospital

Will have responsibility for daily patient speech and language pathology treatment involving frequent phone and in person interaction with both patients and physicians. Will provide patient care as prescribed by the referring physician, including evaluation and assessment, design of treatment programs, implementation and supervision of treatment programs and educational services. Will also maintain and update patient case files.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in supervised clinical activities as deemed appropriate by the supervising Speech Pathology evaluation and treatment as ordered by prescribing physician.
  • Participate in treatment review, progress, and ongoing patient care reassessments.
  • Education of patient and caregiver(s).
  • Accurate documentation to ensure timely and correct billing.
  • Direct and assist occupational therapy staff as necessary.
  • Provide exceptional customer service when interacting with patients, physicians and employees.
  • Provide necessary educational services and participates in facility in-service activities.
  • Collaborate with other team members to ensure a safe and clean working environment, including physical plant, equipment maintenance and supply inventory levels.
  • Assume any other responsibilities that may be assigned by the department manager.

Qualifications

  • State Speech and Language Pathology licensure required.
  • Must be a graduate of an accredited Speech Pathology curriculum
  • Current BLS Certification.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a friendly and professional manner with both patients and physicians.
  • Must have strong organizational skills and the ability to accurately document information for billing purposes.
  • Experience with Word, Excel, and Electronic Medical Record Documentation.

Who We Are

At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and health care systems to provide first class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.

For more information about USPI, check out our website, Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment Program DesignCommunication

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 44% have no call, 64% 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 28 employers

12
<$105k
10
$105k-125k
6
$125k-145k
8
$145k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
82%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65-$80/hr
#2

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Thera Peds · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#3

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$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 2.8
Better work-life than 50% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Houston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$245k
Typical market rent
$1,542/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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