Speech Language Pathologist - PRN
Compensation
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Job Description
Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.
About the Opportunity
Provides speech therapy services to patients to include assessment and treatment, development and implementation of program, and related professional in-services. Promotes services of the organization in order to meet business need of both the greater organization and individual clinics.
What You Will Do
Evaluate patients utilizing appropriate test and measures to determine the speech therapy problem/level of function and recommended treatment/discharge plan.
Has knowledge of and utilizes appropriate patent care protocol relations to the physical, psychosocial, and developmental needs for all applicable patients.
Establishes speech therapy interventions based on the evaluation and examination, physician orders and patient’s goals for therapy.
Competently and safely perform appropriate speech therapy techniques and procedures.
Provide for continuity of patient care through written and verbal communication with other health care professionals.
Documents findings, patient progress, and all procedures performed within established time frames. Submits all patient billing at the end of each day.
- Instructs patients/family members on home programs.
- Facilitates smooth referral process across the organization for speech therapy needs.
- Role models the principles of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
Must Be HIPAA Compliant
This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
What You Will Need
Experience
3 years’ experience as a Speech Therapist required
Education
N/A
License(s) and Certification(s)
- Licensed as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Colorado required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required
- PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility
Key Responsibilities
The Speech Language Pathologist will evaluate patients, develop treatment plans, and implement speech therapy interventions to meet patient goals. They are also responsible for documenting patient progress, managing billing, and facilitating a smooth referral process across the organization.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience as a Speech Therapist and hold a valid Speech-Language Pathologist license in the state of Colorado. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- 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, 8% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- On-site
- Includes call
Living in Edwards
- Typical market rent
- $3,825/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 17 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.