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Riverhead, New York

Speech Pathologist (PD)

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Provides comprehensive speech-language pathology services to patients in hospital and participates in the total plan of care as part of the health care team or director by departmental supervisor.

Job Responsibility

1. Hospital:

  • Perform standardized patient testing and treatment on each patient as appropriates.
  • Perform videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (optional)
  • Patient education.
  • Multidisciplinary care plan.
  • Education for nursing staff and PCTs.
  • Comply with updated forms and policies.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

  • Master’s Degree in Speech Pathology, required.
  • Currently licensed in Speech Pathology in the State of New York.
  • Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, required.
  • Eligibility for certification in Speech Pathology by American Speech and Hearing Association.

*Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e. g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Key Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive speech-language pathology services to hospital patients as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. Responsibilities include performing standardized testing, treatment, and providing education to patients and nursing staff.

Requirements

Requires a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology and a current license to practice in the State of New York. Candidates must hold a Certificate of Clinical Competency from the ASHA.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment Planning

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 28 employers

14
<$105k
8
$105k-130k
6
$130k-155k
7
$155k-180k
3
$180k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
14%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75-$95/hr
#2

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$75-$95/hr
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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 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Riverhead

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$645k
Typical market rent
$3,227/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
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.