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Healthpro Heritage
Owensboro, Kentucky

Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)

Speech-Language PathologistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$50-$55/hr

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Job Description

  • HealthPro Heritage has a great PRN Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) Opportunity.
  • Need: A couple of hours, 1 or 2 days a week, and FLEXIBLE
  • Location: Morning Pointe of Owensboro, Owensboro, KY
  • Setting: Senior Living Community in Owensboro
  • Range of Pay: $50-$55/hr depending on Experience
  • Assisted living services convenient to Kentucky Wesleyan College, Heritage Park High School, Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club, and Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport
  • Perks of This PRN SLP Opportunity at Morning Pointe of Owensboro, KY
  • Highly flexible schedule with just a couple of hours, 1-2 days per week
  • Competitive PRN pay of $50-$55/hour based on experience
  • Great opportunity to supplement income alongside another position
  • Meaningful work serving seniors in an assisted living community
  • Low weekly time commitment with minimal disruption to your schedule
  • Excellent work-life balance for parents, retirees, or clinicians seeking extra hours
  • Opportunity to build strong relationships with residents and staff
  • Supportive interdisciplinary team environment
  • Convenient Owensboro location
  • Potential for additional PRN opportunities within HealthPro Heritage

Why Choose HealthPro Heritage?

Purpose-Driven Work: Be part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to compassionate care and innovative therapy solutions.

Growth Opportunities: Enjoy continuous learning and development opportunities tailored to support your professional growth.

Collaborative Culture: Thrive in a supportive environment where teamwork, respect, and open communication are at the heart of everything we do.

Commitment to Excellence: Join a team recognized for clinical expertise and commitment to delivering high-quality care and outcomes.

Competitive Benefits Package: Enjoy competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package designed with YOU in mind!

Join Us in Making a Difference

At HealthPro Heritage, we offer a fulfilling career where you can positively impact lives and achieve personal and professional growth. As a therapist-led, diverse organization, we provide clinical services across various settings, including nursing facilities, retirement communities, hospitals, home care, schools, and clinics. Join us to be part of a team that values your skills, listens to your input, and makes a meaningful difference in the community.

Responsibilities

Patient Assessment: Conduct comprehensive evaluations of speech, language, voice, and swallowing abilities using standardized tests and clinical observations. Develop accurate diagnoses based on assessment results.

Treatment and Education: Implement evidence-based therapies for speech, language, voice, and swallowing disorders; monitor and adjust treatment plans; educate and support patients and families on disorders, treatment strategies, and daily communication improvement.

Documentation: Maintain accurate records of evaluations, progress, and treatment plans, ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.

Collaboration: Work with healthcare providers to ensure effective patient care and participate in multidisciplinary team meetings as needed.

Qualifications

  • Education: Degree in Speech Language Pathology from an accredited institution.
  • Licensure: Valid state licensure as a Speech Language Pathologist, or license eligible

Certification

Current state licensure as a Speech-Language Pathologist. Certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) (CCC-SLP).

Skills

Strong assessment, diagnostic, and therapeutic abilities with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Proficient in using diagnostic tools, therapy equipment, relevant software, and electronic health record systems, with a proven ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.

HealthPRO Heritage and its subsidiaries provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

In addition to federal law requirements, HealthPRO Heritage and its subsidiaries comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Diagnostic testingTreatment planningSwallowing therapyVoice therapyLanguage therapyElectronic health recordsInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical observation

Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context

Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 40% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $121k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Speech Language Pathologist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution30 jobs · 24 employers

8
<$125k
4
$125k-140k
10
$140k-155k
8
$155k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
59%
Loan repayment
6%
Sign-on bonus
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$166k – $193k
#2

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$65-$70/hr
#3

Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) PRN

$68.00 per hour
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Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) – Home Health

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 6,780 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Owensboro

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$215k
Typical market rent
$1,212/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.6
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Owensboro, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Healthpro Heritage

Hospitals and Health Care
Hunt Valley, MD
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
PRN