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PRN Clinical Speech Pathologist Fellow

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Job Description

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Job Title

PRN Clinical Speech Pathologist Fellow

Location: Carrollton

Facility

Carroll Mercy Health Center

Department: Carrollton Health Center-Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital

Job Code: D99696

Shift: Days

Schedule: 8:00am-6:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family.

Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County.

Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Clinical Speech Pathologist Fellow, you will perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing functions of patients throughout this one-year experience. This includes interpreting and reporting test results to facilitate medical diagnosis, providing counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and their families, and determining therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.

This is a PRN role. A caregiver in this position works varying days and shifts as needed.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Provide clinical services to patients.
  • Perform diagnostic speech pathology test procedures and evaluate communication and swallowing function of patients under the supervision of a Senior Clinical Speech Pathologist.
  • Interpret and report test results to facilitate medical diagnosis.
  • Provide counseling and education about communication and the diagnosis to patients and families.
  • Determine therapeutic plans, including the need for therapy, frequency of treatment, focus for intervention, prognosis and duration of therapy.
  • Select assistive speech devices to improve the patient’s communication.
  • Perform re-evaluation to determine progress after therapy.
  • Provide observations about hearing and other behaviors to help determine the need for other services.
  • Maintain records of all services.
  • Communicate results and recommendations for improving communicative function to referral sources and outside agencies such as schools and employers.
  • Maintain speech pathology equipment and materials.
  • Assist with planning, budget, service or project development, fee setting, purchase of new equipment or materials.
  • Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology

  • Hold or be eligible for a Speech-Language Pathology Conditional License (COND. SP) from the State Board of Speech Language Pathology & Audiology
  • Hold Conditional License in the state of Ohio upon start date

Meet all academic and practicum guidelines established by the American Speech Language Hearing Association, for Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP)

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to stand for long periods of time.
  • Manual dexterity and visual acuity to perform tests.

Personal Protective Equipment

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: info.flclearinghouse.com

  • Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster.
  • Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Speech Pathologist Fellow will perform diagnostic speech pathology tests and evaluate communication and swallowing functions under the supervision of a senior clinician. They are responsible for interpreting test results, developing therapeutic plans, and providing education to patients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Speech/Language Pathology and be eligible for a Conditional Speech-Language Pathology License in Ohio. Applicants must also meet all academic and practicum guidelines established by the American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Key Skills

Diagnostic TestingPatient EvaluationSwallowing Function AssessmentCommunication CounselingTherapeutic PlanningClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CommunicationEquipment Maintenance

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Speech-Language Pathology by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score3.0 / 10 · above average in speech language pathologyranked against 6,880 Speech Language Pathology listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedSpeech-Language Pathology median $103k (middle half $94k–$106k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Speech-Language Pathology listings in Ohio271 active6,955 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 56% no call · 48% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Speech-Language Pathologist listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment280 active listings, Oct 2026
Speech-Language Pathology pay trend+3.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (6,880 Speech Language Pathology listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs
6
<$100k
11
$100k-115k
1
$125k
8
$130k-145k
2
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
26%
Sign-on bonus
18%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Speech-Language Pathologist - FMLA

AnthroMed Education (School Services) · Waltham, Massachusetts

$50-$70/hr
#2

Speech Therapist SLP

Light On Path · Los Angeles, California

$65 - $70 per hour
#3

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - San Mateo

Up to $140,000
#4

Home Health Speech Language Pathologist, SLP - Napa/Vacaville

Up to $140,000
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 2.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Speech Language Pathology listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,880 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Carrollton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$235k
Median resident rent
$755/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Canton-Massillon, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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