Speech/Language Pathologist: Hrly FT

Speech-Language PathologistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

$10,000 RETENTION BONUS

Position Highlights

  • CFY MENTORSHIP AVAILABLE
  • Bonus: $10,000 retention bonus.
  • Position: Pediatric Speech Pathologist.
  • Employee-centric: Competitive pay, excellent benefits, tuition assistance, retirement plan matching, recognition program, local discounts.
  • Stability: Serving Erie and surrounding counties since 1876.
  • Lifestyle: Sandusky was voted “Best Coastal Small Town in America”. You will have the opportunity to enjoy living and working in this growing area along the beautiful shores of Lake Erie.
  • Work/life: You will find support to help you manage your personal life while building a career.

What You Will Do

  • Provides diagnostic and therapy services for patients with speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. May include inpatient, outpatient, or outside services.
  • Treats individuals with a variety of communication and swallowing disorders to assist in reaching their maximum level of functioning.
  • Provides direct service to inpatient, outpatient, and outside services including speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing deficits by means of recognized assessment and treatment procedures, and assists them in reaching their maximum level of functioning.
  • Instructs patient and/or family in home treatment program and assists them in adjustment to their communication disability.
  • Maintains adequate patient records and appropriate documentation according to policy.
  • Participates in patient care conferences as required. Participates in conferences with the Director, Speech-Language Pathologist, and other team members as needed.
  • Maintains close working relationship with the health care teams in both assessment and treatment activities.
  • Displays positive patient/family/staff relations in performance of duties.
  • Determines priority in workload per job description and pre-established performance goals; ensures that assignments are completed by required deadline.
  • Demonstrates commitment to professional growth through pursuit of continuing education activities and/ or professional development in order to provide optimal service to clients.
  • Regularly demonstrates the ability to serve patients of all ages in the routine performance of duties.
  • Maintains equipment and supplies.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge of speech-language pathology.

What You Will Need

  • Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Certificate of Clinical Competence, licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Ohio.
  • One year experience in a medical setting preferred.
  • Ability to understand and communicate effectively in both written and oral form.
  • Punctual attendance at assigned work location is required.
  • Ability to work in a safe and efficient manner and maintain an accident-free work place, including ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of medical center emergency codes.
  • Ability to comply with OSHA regulations and CDC standard and transmission-based precaution recommendations and to utilize proper personal protective equipment. Ability to comply with provisions of applicable S.D.S. forms.
  • Successful completion of a one hundred eighty (180) day probationary period.

Key Responsibilities

Provides diagnostic and therapy services for patients with speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. Maintains patient records and collaborates with healthcare teams to ensure optimal treatment outcomes.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of Ohio. One year of experience in a medical setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Speech therapySwallowing disorder treatmentCognitive therapyPatient assessmentDiagnostic servicesClinical mentorshipCommunication disorders

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 50 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 44% 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 Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 20% of Speech Language Pathology listings

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About Firelands Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Sandusky, OH
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

$10,000 retention bonus
CFY mentorship
Competitive pay
Excellent benefits
Tuition assistance
Retirement plan matching
Recognition program
Local discounts