Speech Pathologist Full-time. Day Shift
Listed compensation
$51.09-$70.07/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Nestled between Burbank and Pasadena, Adventist Health Glendale is one of the area's leading healthcare providers. We are comprised of a 515-bed hospital, two urgent cares, home care services, comprehensive cardiology care and a vast scope of services located in the San Fernando Valley.
We are committed to the development and empowerment of our nurses and have received Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Glendale is known for its urban living, with easy access to dining, entertainment, shopping, amusement parks and outdoor recreation.
Adventist Health Glendale is proud to be part of the thriving, diverse community since 1905.
Job Summary
Provides diagnostic, therapeutic and consultative services to patients with communication, cognitive and swallowing disorders. Adheres to state and federal regulatory license, certification and accrediting requirement guidelines. Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team.
Job Requirements
Education and Work Experience
- Master's Degree or foreign equivalent: Required
- Two years' speech language pathology experience: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications
- Speech Pathologist licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
- American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA) Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC): Preferred
Facility Specific License/Certifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy:
Required
Essential Functions
- Reviews patient information before evaluations and during course of treatment.
- Conducts and documents comprehensive patient assessments.
- Assists in data collection of patient outcomes.
- Instructs and directs support staff, as outlined in national and state Practice Acts.
- Supervises assistants and support staff.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of care, including 27 acute care facilities.
Founded on Adventist heritage and values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities.
Our compassionate and talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff, and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
Key Responsibilities
Provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and consultative services to patients with communication, cognitive, and swallowing disorders. Serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team and supervises support staff.
Requirements
Requires a Master's degree or foreign equivalent and state licensure as a Speech Pathologist. Candidates must hold CPR or BLS certification and have at least two years of relevant experience.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Speech Pathologist Full-time. Day Shift at Adventist Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Speech Language Pathology — ranked against 6,691 active Speech Language Pathology listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
Speech-Language Pathologist Career Context
In California, the Speech-Language Pathology weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (110 salary observations; 225 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (776 salary observations; 2,889 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Speech-Language Pathology listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Speech-Language Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$126k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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