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Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Paintsville, Kentucky

Speech Language Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 50m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. as a Speech Language Pathologist – Hospital Setting in Paintsville, KY, US. The Speech-Language Pathologist is accountable for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with communication disorders. Responsibilities Conducts speech and language diagnosis to assess the patient's communication skills.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. as a Speech Language Pathologist – Hospital Setting.

Key Responsibilities

The Speech-Language Pathologist is responsible for diagnosing and treating patients with communication disorders through habilitative and rehabilitative services. They also coordinate care with other health professionals and provide counseling to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree and a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Pathology or equivalent. Licensure or registration requirements for the state of practice must be met.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Speech-language pathologyPatient diagnosisCase planningPatient counselingClinical documentationTeam collaborationIn-service trainingScreening

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 72% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
74%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
22%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

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About Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Hazard, KENTUCKY
1,001-5,000 employees