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Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Speech Pathologist PRN

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes weekendsNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Work Schedule: PRN Day Shift Position - with every 4th weekend and holiday rotation required.

Speech language pathologists evaluate patients referred for appraisal of speech, language, voice, fluency, and dysphagia, carry out therapy, as appropriate, communicate results to patients, parents and other professionals, and participate in various Hospital or Community related activities.

Evaluates, plans and implements treatment programs for referred patients according to accepted principles and practices of Speech Therapy. Supports all programs in the Rehabilitation Continuum.

Maintains working relationships with Hospital leadership, physicians, nurses, case managers, social workers, allied health professionals, ancillary services, and hospital support personnel. Supervised by and reports to Therapy Manager or Senior Therapist. Supervises assistants, aides, and students.

Qualifications

Education Requirements

4 year/Bachelor's Degree

Experience

No experience

Certification and Licensure

  • ASLHA Clinical Competence Cert in Speech Language Pathology
  • PA Speech Language Pathologist License
  • BLS Certification

Required Skills

  • Computer Skills to include use and navigation
  • Dictation and Transcription Skills
  • Excellent Communications Skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Microsoft Office Applications
  • Multi Line Telephone Operational Skills

Key Responsibilities

The Speech Pathologist evaluates and treats patients for speech, language, voice, fluency, and dysphagia disorders. They also collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to implement rehabilitation programs and supervise support staff.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Dysphagia treatmentPatient evaluationTherapy planningCommunication skills

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 42% have no call, 62% 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 Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 30 employers

12
<$100k
7
$100k-120k
5
$120k-140k
10
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
58%
Loan repayment
14%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$65-$80/hr
#2

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Pawtucket, Rhode Island

$61.5-$75.75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,763 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends

Living in Pottstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$342k
Typical market rent
$1,835/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.