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UnityPoint Health
Dubuque, Iowa

Speech Pathologist

Speech-Language PathologistNo weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Shift: PRN, as needed

Make a meaningful difference by helping patients of all ages improve communication, swallowing, and overall quality of life. As a Speech Language Pathologist, you will evaluate patients, develop individualized treatment plans, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to achieve the best possible outcomes.

This role offers the opportunity to provide compassionate, evidence-based care across a variety of settings while building strong relationships with patients, families, providers, and care teams.

Why UnityPoint Health?

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

Responsibilities

Transform lives through expert assessment and treatment of communication, cognition, feeding, and swallowing disorders.

You’ll evaluate patients, develop diagnoses and prognoses, create individualized treatment plans, deliver evidence-based interventions, and educate patients and caregivers to support meaningful outcomes.

Maintain accurate documentation and billing, participate in interdisciplinary care planning, coordinate referrals, and ensure compliance with regulatory and payer requirements. Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, program development, patient safety, and operational excellence.

Provide clinical supervision to support staff and students, collaborate across teams, and foster a culture of learning.

Stay current with evolving clinical practices, embrace professional growth opportunities, and help develop colleagues while advancing exceptional patient-centered care.

Qualifications

Education:

Successful completion of a Master’s Level program accredited by the American Speech & Hearing Associations, Applicants in their Clinical Fellowship Year considered.

Experience

  • One year of clinical experience required if it’s with UnityPoint at Home.
  • Prior work as an SLP in practice area preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s)

Speech-Language Pathology License in good standing in the state(s) of practice (current or temporary) required.

  • Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (IADHHS)
  • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations (IDFPR)

Wisconsin Department of Safety & Professional Services

  • Must possess and maintain current BLS certification.
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence through the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • IA Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training in state(s) where providing care required.
  • IA Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Training in state(s) where providing care required.
  • IL Child Abuse Mandatory Reporter Training in state(s) where providing care required.
  • IL Dependent Adult Abuse Mandatory Training in state(s) where providing care required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Speech pathologyPatient assessmentTreatment planningCommunication disordersCognitive therapyFeeding therapyClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationRegulatory complianceEvidence-based practice

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution31 jobs · 30 employers

9
<$100k
6
$100k-120k
6
$120k-140k
9
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
16%
Loan repayment
16%
PSLF eligible
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech Language PathologistContract

Thera Peds · Conifer, Colorado

$65-$80/hr
#2

Full -Time Private School Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)

Strides Therapy and Educational Services · Frederick, Maryland

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Therapist, SLP, Fl

$65-$75/hr
#4

Speech Therapist

$65-$75/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,691 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Dubuque

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$250k
Typical market rent
$1,076/mo
Residents’ average commute
15 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.3
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dubuque, IA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UnityPoint Health

51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401K Matching
Employee Recognition Program
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Paid Holidays
Short and Long-Term Disability