Speech Pathologist SLP - PRN
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Job Description
PRN Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
NHC HealthCare Joplin – Joplin, MO
Join our in-house therapy team that’s passionate about quality care and teamwork! At NHC Joplin, we value collaboration, recognition, and growth in a fun, family-oriented workplace.
What You’ll Do
- Provide SLP services in a skilled nursing setting
- Support patients with speech, language, cognition, and swallowing challenges
- Use evidence-based techniques for dysphagia and communication therapy
- Collaborate with a supportive rehab team
Requirements
- ASHA Certified SLP
- Missouri SLP license
- Flexible, reliable, and team-oriented
- SNF and Medicare experience a plus
Benefits
- Competitive pay with wage increases
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Continuing Education & Stock Options
- Uniforms provided
Join a team where integrity, innovation, and compassion thrive.
Apply today: nhccare.com/locations/joplin/
Equal Opportunity Employer
Key Responsibilities
Provide speech, language, cognition, and swallowing services to patients within a skilled nursing facility. Collaborate with the rehabilitation team using evidence-based techniques for dysphagia and communication therapy.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist SLP - PRN at Adams Place a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,763 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc.
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, 56% 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 Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Joplin
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $206k
- Typical market rent
- $1,237/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.3%
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.