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Encompass Health
Cleveland, Tennessee

Speech Pathologist, Senior

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callFull-Time

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Job Description

Senior Speech Language Pathologist Career Opportunity

Embrace Impactful Leadership as a Senior Speech Language Pathologist at Encompass Health Seeking a career resonating with your heart and you need for community closeness?

Encompass Health warmly invites you into an environment that feels like home, fostering an opportunity to make a profound community impact while working for the nation’s largest rehabilitation company.

As a Senior Speech Language Pathologist, your pivotal role involves guiding patients through speech and communication challenges. Lead our team with expertise, delivering compassionate, personalized care, and providing invaluable support during their rehabilitation journey.

Access cutting-edge technology within our collaborative, supportive environment. Enjoy a fulfilling career and comprehensive benefits from day one, ensuring your peace of mind and professional growth. Join us in a career where your leadership creates impactful patient care and personal fulfillment.

A Glimpse Into Our World

Whether you're starting your career or a seasoned Senior Speech Language Pathologist looking for a nurturing environment to call home, we're confident you'll feel the difference the moment you join our team. Being a part of Encompass Health means being a part of a growing national inpatient rehabilitation leader.

We take pride in our career growth opportunities and the collaborative spirit of our team members, united for the greater good of our patients. Our recognitions, including being named one of the "World’s Most Admired Companies" and receiving the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® Award, make us immensely proud.

Benefits That Begin With You

Our benefits are designed to support your well-being and start on day one:

  • Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families.
  • Generous paid time off that accrues over time.
  • Tuition reimbursement and continuous education opportunities for your professional growth.
  • Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans, securing your financial future.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts tailored to your unique needs.
  • A vibrant community of individuals who are passionate about what they do.

Embrace Your Role as a Senior Speech Language Pathologist

Your impactful journey involves:

  • Providing direct care to patients and building rewarding relationships by understanding each patient’s physical, mental, and emotional needs to aid in their recovery.
  • Assisting with speech language in-service education and our speech language pathologist student program.
  • Mentoring and training new colleagues and other departments as needed.
  • Delegating and supervising speech therapy assistants and technicians.
  • Celebrating patient victories along the way.

Qualifications

  • Current licensure or certification required by state regulations.
  • Successful completion of SLP Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC).
  • CPR certification required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
  • Bachelor’s degree in speech therapy or management. Master’s or Doctorate degree preferred.
  • Minimum of two years speech language pathology experience.
  • Active on Therapy Clinical Ladder (when eligible) or specialty professional certifications.

License or Certification

  • Must be in possession of current state license in Speech Therapy.
  • Successful completion of SLP Certification of Clinical Competence (CCC), required.
  • BLS (CPR) required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire within this role.

The Encompass Health Way

We proudly set the standard in care by leading with empathy, doing what's right, focusing on the positive, and standing stronger together. Encompass Health is a trusted leader in post-acute care with over 150 nationwide locations and a team of 36,000 exceptional individuals and growing!

At Encompass Health, we celebrate and welcome diversity in our inclusive culture. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, color, creed, age, mental or physical disability, or any other protected classification.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Speech Language Pathologist will provide direct patient care while leading and mentoring the therapy team. They are responsible for supervising assistants, facilitating in-service education, and supporting the clinical student program.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionPatient assessmentTreatment planningDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist, Senior at Encompass Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,503 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, 14% are remote, 64% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 24 employers

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<$105k
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$105k-125k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
42%
PSLF eligible
13%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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KidsCare Home Health · Fort Collins, Colorado

$60-$75/hr
#2

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Concierge Home Care · Orange Park, Florida

$65-$75/hr
#3

Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) or Clinical Fellow (SLP-CF)

$65-$75/hr
#4

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$55-$70/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,503 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Cleveland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$325k
Typical market rent
$1,400/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cleveland, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Encompass Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Birmingham, Alabama
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Affordable medical, dental, and vision plans for both full-time and part-time employees and their families
Generous paid time off that accrues over time
Tuition reimbursement and continuous education opportunities
Company-matching 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans
Flexible spending and health savings accounts