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Locum Speech Therapist

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callContract

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

The Locum Speech Therapist manages patients with communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders in order to optimize and achieve maximal functional outcomes. The Locum Speech Therapist will be expected to maintain consistent standards of care when assessing and treating patients with multiple complexities

The Locum Speech Therapist will be expected to uphold professional ethics at all times and to consistently deliver standards of care as determined by the hospital and in compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct set out by the Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC).

Key Responsibilities

The Locum Speech Therapist manages patients with communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders to optimize functional outcomes. They are responsible for maintaining consistent standards of care and upholding professional ethics in a hospital environment.

Requirements

Candidates must be able to assess and treat patients with multiple complexities. Compliance with the Code of Professional Conduct set by the Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC) is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Communication Disorder ManagementCognitive Disorder ManagementSwallowing Disorder ManagementPatient AssessmentPatient TreatmentClinical Care Standards

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 30 employers

10
<$105k
7
$105k-125k
8
$125k-145k
9
$145k-165k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
11%
Loan repayment
11%
Relocation assistance
11%

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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 6,922 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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