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Silver Cross Hospital
New Lenox, Illinois

Speech Pathologist Registry

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$50-$58/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated.

Summary: Provides diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for speech, language, voice, swallow and fluency disorders. Evaluates the needs of assigned patients, establishes goals with the patient and plans and conducts treatment. Effectively interacts with patient, family and health care team members. Interacts with all life span of patient populations; pediatrics to geriatrics.

Requirements: Currently licensed in the state of Illinois as a Speech Language Pathologist. Previous SLP experience within a hospital setting required. 2 years of hospital setting experience in the last 5 years.

Work Shift Details

Registry, Shift hours: 8am- 4:30pm Mon- Sat, 8am-12pm Sundays

PRN Level III- 2 weekend shifts/month, 1 holiday/year, paid at $52/hr weekdays and $55/hr weekends

PRN Level IV- 4 weekend shifts/month, 1 holiday year, paid at $55/hr weekdays and $58/hr weekends

Department

IP ACUTE PHYSICAL MEDICINE

Benefits for You

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

· Medical, Dental and Vision plans

· Life Insurance

· Flexible Spending Account

· Other voluntary benefit plans

· PTO and Sick time

· 401(k) plan with a match

· Wellness program

· Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

  • The expected pay for this position is listed below:
  • $50.00 - $50.00

The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

Key Responsibilities

Provides diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for speech, language, voice, swallow, and fluency disorders across all age groups. Evaluates patient needs, establishes treatment goals, and collaborates effectively with the healthcare team.

Requirements

Requires a current Illinois license as a Speech Language Pathologist. Candidates must have at least 2 years of hospital-based experience within the last 5 years.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Speech pathologyDiagnostic interventionsSpeech disordersLanguage disordersVoice disordersSwallow disordersPatient evaluationTreatment planningPediatric careGeriatric careInterdisciplinary collaboration

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 68% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$112k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $112k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs

6
<$110k
7
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
3
$156k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
80%
Loan repayment
12%
Sign-on bonus
8%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

Acute Care Speech Language Pathologist - CPMC Van Ness Campus

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$65.01-$91.01/hr
#3

Speech-Language Pathologist (Per Diem, Evaluations Only)

$75-$80/hr
#4

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) Part time

$65-$80/hr
+ 33 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes weekends

Living in New Lenox

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$410k
Typical market rent
$2,549/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
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.

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About Silver Cross Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
New Lenox, Illinois
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) with match (registry eligible)